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Findspot record TR 16 SE 23 - Homersham's West Pit?
Summary
Some potsherds, described as Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, said to have come "from a pit between Sturry School and Whatmer Hall", an area that includes a number of disused gravel pits.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 178 608 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR16SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | STURRY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
On exhibition in Herne Bay Public Library are a few LBA/EIA potsherds labelled "from a pit between Sturry School and Whatmer Hall" but with no information or exact provenance or date of find. The area indicated includes the Homersham and Ashenden gravel pits, all long since disused and now levelled and built over. (1-2-3)
<1> F1 CFW 29.11.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42807.
<2> Field report for monument TR 16 SE 23 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5571.
<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape, p36 (Unpublished document). SKE7002.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SKE42807 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29.11.63. [Mapped feature: #44235 find, ]
- <2> SKE5571 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 16 SE 23 - November, 1963.
- <3> SKE7002 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. A28 Sturry Bypass: A Interim Review of the Archaeological Resource and Historic Landscape. p36.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Desk based assessment for the A28 Sturry bypass (EKE11586)
Record last edited
Mar 3 2022 12:22PM