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Monument record TR 36 NE 485 - Anglo-Saxon settlement/activity located on site of Tesco, Manston Road, Ramsgate, Kent
Summary
5 sunken-featured buildings, a shallow pit, a gully and the remains of a possible ring-ditch lay across the central part of the site. The finds, particularly those from the sunken-featured buildings, suggest occupation dating to the later 6th-7th centuries.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 3611 6557 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NE |
| Civil Parish | RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2009, A Late Bronze Age, Anglo-Saxon, And Medieval Settlement Site At Manston Road, Ramsgate in "Kentish Sites And Sites Of Kent A Miscellany of Of Four Archaeological Excavations." (Article in monograph). SKE16055.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE16055 Article in monograph: Wessex Archaeology. 2009. A Late Bronze Age, Anglo-Saxon, And Medieval Settlement Site At Manston Road, Ramsgate in "Kentish Sites And Sites Of Kent A Miscellany of Of Four Archaeological Excavations.".
Finds (28)
- TWEEZERS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
- EAR SCOOP (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- PIN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
- DISC (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- KNIFE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- MARKING TOOL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- SPIKE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- STAPLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- CLAMP (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- LATCHLIFTER (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- NAIL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- CHAIN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- BUCKET (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- SLAG (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- SHERD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 550 AD to 699 AD)
- BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- QUERN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- COMPOSITE COMB (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- WEFT BEATER (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- NEEDLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- PLANT REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
- OYSTER SHELL (Undated)
- NON MARINE MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD to 699 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation at the Tesco Site, Manston Road, Ramsgate, 1995 (Ref: 39176) (EKE9614)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation of Tesco Site, Manston Road, Ramsgate, 1996 (Ref: 39171) (EKE10352)
Record last edited
Sep 16 2010 10:43AM