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Monument record TQ 77 SE 176 - Prehistoric to Saxon activity
Summary
A large number of trenches and test pits forming part of an archaeological evaluation revealed a number of discrete areas of archaeological activity dating from the prehistoric period through to the Saxon period. Significant trunction of the archaeological deposits was observed. Most notable was a Romano-British industrial site with a probable pottery kiln, a Late Bronze Age settlement or probable possible funerary site and a possible Late Bronze Age small scale industrial site.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 78820 74133 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (33)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- POTTERY KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- SALT WORKS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- FEATURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- IRON WORKING SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GULLY (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- GULLY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- GULLY (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- GULLY (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- DROVE ROAD (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- HEARTH (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POST HOLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RITUAL PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- QUARRY (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 410 AD)
- HEARTH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- HEARTH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
<1> Archaeology South-East, 2008, An Archaeological Evaluation Along the Route of the Proposed Isle of Grain Gas Transmission Pipeline (Stage 1) (Unpublished document). SKE15701.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE15701 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2008. An Archaeological Evaluation Along the Route of the Proposed Isle of Grain Gas Transmission Pipeline (Stage 1).
Finds (13)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BRIQUETAGE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLOOR TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SLAG (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- QUERN (Undated)
- BROOCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of proposed Isle of Grain Gas Pipeline (Stage 1) (Ref: 2007113/3068) (EKE10064)
Record last edited
Sep 8 2017 11:45AM