Monument record TQ 57 SW 285 - Late Bronze Age / early Iron Age settlement, possible Roman hilltop shrine and early Anglo-Saxon cemetery at St Edmund's church, Dartford

Summary

A series of archaeological excavations were carried out from 2001 during the construction of a new church, community centre and housing at St Edmund's road, Dartford. The excavations discovered a dense area of features dating from the late Bronze Age to Anglo-Saxon period. The site lieson a high gravel terrace overlooking the Thames marshes to the North. OD c.32m.

Location

Grid reference TQ 54950 75020 (point)
Map sheet TQ57NW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (6)

Full Description

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust, 2001, St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Dartford. An Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE11952.

<2> Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust, 2002, St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Dartford. An Archaeological Excavation Interim site narrative (Unpublished document). SKE11960.

<3> Archaeological Solutions, 2004, St Edmund's Church and Vicarage, St Edund's Road, Dartford, Kent: An Archaeological Excavation And Watching Brief Updated Interim Site Narrative (Unpublished document). SKE12282.

<4> Archaeological Solutions, 2004, An Archaeological Assessment and Updated Project Design for the Publication of Excavations at St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent 2002 - 2003 (Unpublished document). SKE12283.

<5> Archaeological Solutions, 2007, An Iron Age Settlement, Roman Shrine And Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery At St Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE15697.

<6> Archaeological Solutions, 2013, Research Archive Report: An Iron Age Settlement, Roman Shrine and Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at St Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE31194.

<7> Research Gate, 2015, An early Anglo-Saxon cemetery at St Edmund's Church and Vicarage, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent, Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 19, 1-121 (Unpublished document). SKE53313.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- Unpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 2001. St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Dartford. An Archaeological Evaluation.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 2002. St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Dartford. An Archaeological Excavation Interim site narrative.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2004. St Edmund's Church and Vicarage, St Edund's Road, Dartford, Kent: An Archaeological Excavation And Watching Brief Updated Interim Site Narrative.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2004. An Archaeological Assessment and Updated Project Design for the Publication of Excavations at St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent 2002 - 2003.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2007. An Iron Age Settlement, Roman Shrine And Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery At St Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2013. Research Archive Report: An Iron Age Settlement, Roman Shrine and Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at St Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St Edmund's Road, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent..
  • <7> Unpublished document: Research Gate. 2015. An early Anglo-Saxon cemetery at St Edmund's Church and Vicarage, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent, Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History 19, 1-121.

Finds (24)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk-based assessment at St Edmund's church, Dartford (EKE10060)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at St. Edmund's Church and Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Dartford (Ref: HAT 564) (EKE8185)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation of St. Edmund's Church & Vicarage, St. Edmund's Road, Dartford (EKE8193)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Research Archive Report: An Iron Age Settlement, Roman Shrine and Early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at St Edmund's Church, Temple Hill, Dartford, Kent. (Ref: RepNo: 4292\ProjNo: P1562\SiteCode: HAT564) (EKE14636)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at St Edmund's church, Dartford (Ref: HAT 564) (EKE10059)

Record last edited

Nov 15 2022 12:51PM