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Monument record TQ 77 SW 99 - Prehistoric settlement site, Cliffe
Summary
A Bronze Age enclosed hut group was revealed by excavation on the line of the main gas pipeline at Cliffe in 1978-9. Some 14 huts together with part of the boundary ditch were noted. The settlement was accompanied by a cemetery, represented by several cremation urns. In addition Late Iron Age material suggesting a sizeable settlement was also found, together with evidence of Roman metal working activity, and a fragmentary Mesolithic tranchet axe.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 7339 7437 (1m by 0m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ77SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
<1> Kinnes, Ian; Cameron, Fiona; Trow, Steven and Thompson, David, 1998, British Museum, Occasional Paper, Number 69: Excavations At Cliffe, Kent (Monograph). SKE15760.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE15760 Monograph: Kinnes, Ian; Cameron, Fiona; Trow, Steven and Thompson, David. 1998. British Museum, Occasional Paper, Number 69: Excavations At Cliffe, Kent.
Finds (13)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- LOOMWEIGHT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- BRIQUETAGE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 50 AD?)
- NAIL CLEANER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- COIN (Roman - 346 AD to 348 AD)
- ARMLET (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- BEAD (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- WEIGHT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD?)
- COIN (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- AXE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 4000 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Cliffe, 1978 (EKE10116)
- Intrusive Event: EXCAVATIONS AT CLIFFE, KENT, 1979 (EKE10115)
Record last edited
Jun 16 2021 1:25PM