Monument record TQ 56 NW 16 - Roman enclosure

Summary

Site of a rectangular enclosure uncovered by excavation. The interior width being 120 feet; all the ditches are parallel, V-shaped, 6 feet wide, 3 or 4 feet deep, filled with rubbish dating from the 1st to the early 4th century AD; possibly a Roman temporary camp. The area is now built over.

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Grid reference TQ 5477 6666 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ56NW
County KENT
Civil Parish FARNINGHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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(TQ 54776667) A ditched area was found in 1948 in Oliver Crescent. Two ditches, 30 feet apart, form the NE boundary of an enclosure, one ditch forms the SW boundary, the interior width of the enclosure being120 feet. All ditches are parallel, V-shaped, 6 feet wide, 3 or 4 feet deep, filled with rubbish dating from the 1c. to E.4c., but no return or entrance has been found, though the enclosure is probably rectangular in plan. A gully of later date connects all three ditches. Possibly a Claudian camp. (1) Area now built over. (2)


<1> JRS Vol 39 1949 110 (OS Card Reference). SKE45144.

<2> Arch Cant 61 1948 180 (E Greenfield, G W Meates & E Birchenough) (OS Card Reference). SKE35325.

<3> F1 CFW 15.07.60 (OS Card Reference). SKE42580.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 56 NW 16 - July, 1960 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2910.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: JRS Vol 39 1949 110.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 61 1948 180 (E Greenfield, G W Meates & E Birchenough).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 15.07.60.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 NW 16 - July, 1960.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: OLIVER CRESCENT (Ref: EI 14780) (EKE3823)

Record last edited

Apr 15 2021 4:52PM