Monument record TR 25 SW 273 - Prehistoric ditches found during an evaluation at Aylesham and Snowdown Welfare Scheme, Spinney Lane, Aylesham
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 23692 51919 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR25SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | AYLESHAM, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
From 2009 to 2011 archaeological work was carried out at Aylesham and Snowdown Welfare Scheme, Spinney Lane, Aylesham. Three ditches were found, all of probable prehistoric date. One ran north-west to south-east in the east of the site. The other two were parallel and ran south-west to north east, One of these ditches was traceable for 90m measuring in excess of 2.92m wide and with a depth of 0.92m. The other ditch was traceable for 115m measuring 3.19m wide and up to a depth of 1m. Several flints and a single sherd of bronze age pottery were found together with cattle bones. The pottery does not provide a reliable date for either ditch but the flint flakes and deposits suggest a pre Roman date. The landscape of the area has various features and crop marks which may indicate redundant track ways through farmland between settlements, these ditches are possibly the remnants of one such route. The two parallel ditches may then have been abandoned when the route shifted to the south. (1,2)
<1> Archaeology South-East, 2009, An Archaeological Evaluation at Aylesham and Snowdown Welfare Scheme, Spinney Lane, Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE15978.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust LTD, 2012, Archaeological Watching-Brief Report. Aylesham and Snowdon, Welfare Facility, Spinney Lane, Aylesham (Unpublished document). SKE31121.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SKE15978 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2009. An Archaeological Evaluation at Aylesham and Snowdown Welfare Scheme, Spinney Lane, Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent.
- <2> SKE31121 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust LTD. 2012. Archaeological Watching-Brief Report. Aylesham and Snowdon, Welfare Facility, Spinney Lane, Aylesham.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Archaeological Watching-Brief Report. Aylesham and Snowdon, Welfare Facility, Spinney Lane, Aylesham (Ref: ACC-WB-10) (EKE14536)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Aylesham and Snowdown Welfare Scheme, Spinney Lane, Aylesham (Ref: AYL 09) (EKE10315)
Record last edited
Aug 10 2015 2:25PM