Monument record TQ 87 SW 84 - Bronze Age activity, Stoke

Summary

Bronze Age pits and ditches. The limited range of activity evidenced was thought to be a true reflection rather than a result of plough damage to the buried features.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8108 7495 (point)
Map sheet TQ87SW
County KENT
Civil Parish STOKE, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Area C was a portion of the Grain-Shorne pipeline on a hill to the west of Upper Stoke excavated in 2009.

A pit dating to the Middle Bronze Age was excavated. It is possible that three nearby undated pits might belong to the same period. It was 3m long, 1.7m wide and 0.1m deep.

The Middle Bronze Age/Late Bronze Age was better represented with two field boundary ditches aligned north-east to south-west. There were also two pits dating to this phase and four more likely to have done so. A residual Neolithic worked flint was recovered from one of the ditches. The deepest pit was 0.55m deep.

The limited range of activity evidenced was thought to be a true reflection rather than a result of plough damage to the burried features. (1-2)


<1> Archaeology South-East, 2009, Archaeological investigations at Grain - Shorne pipeline, Isle of Grain, Kent: Phase 7 Post-excavation assessment and project design for publication [DRAFT] (Unpublished document). SKE15791.

<2> Archaeology South-East, 2012, Archaeological Investigations along the Isle of Grain – Shorne Pipeline Route, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Publication Report (Unpublished document). SKE18113.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2009. Archaeological investigations at Grain - Shorne pipeline, Isle of Grain, Kent: Phase 7 Post-excavation assessment and project design for publication [DRAFT].
  • <2> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2012. Archaeological Investigations along the Isle of Grain – Shorne Pipeline Route, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Publication Report.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavations along the Isle of Grain - Shorne pipeline route (Ref: IOG07) (EKE10163)

Record last edited

Sep 8 2017 12:20PM