Monument record TQ 77 SW 105 - Late Iron Age/early Roman enclosure, quarry and pits, Lower Higham

Summary

Late Iron Age/early Roman enclosure, quarry and pits.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7217 7366 (point)
Map sheet TQ77SW
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Area K was a portion of the Grain-Shorne pipeline to the north-east of Lower Higham village excavated in 2008.

A Late Iron Age/early Roman ditch ran north-east to south-west and was up to 4m wide and 1.1m deep. It was probably a boundary ditch. A pit, 0.9m in diameter and 0.49m deep, was also dated to this period.

The ditch had silted up and fallen from use by the end of the 1st century AD when it was cut by a large quarry pit. The quarry was over 32m long, at least 9m wide and 1.2m deep. To the east of this there were two smaller sub-circular pits, up to 1.8m in diameter and 0.36m deep. These dated to the late 1st century AD and contained over 300 sherds of pottery, possibly relating to nearby settlement. (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- Shorne pipeline, Isle of Grain, Kent: Phase 7 Post-excavation assessment and project design for publication [DRAFT] (Unpublished document).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Archaeological Investigations along the Isle of Grain – Shorne Pipeline Route, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Publication Report (Unpublished document).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 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2009.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 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2012.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 (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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

Jan 31 2013 11:34AM