Excavations carried out between 1998-2001 at the Saltwood Tunnel and Stone Farm Bridleway sites, by Canterbury Archaeology Trust and Wessex Archaeology, as part of the CTRL works.

A ditch, pits, and pottery sherds across the area hint that the Late Iron Age to Mid Roman settlement (TR 13 NE 217) was still in use in the early Saxon period. One large oval pit containing carbonised remains could be a corn-dryer (though this is only speculative). 3 sherds of the mid 9th-mid 11th centuries may hint at small-scale activity in between the Early Saxon and Medieval settlements. (1)

See also TR 13 NE 226

Additional bibliography. (2-4)

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Saltwood Tunnel Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16613.

<2> Oxford Archaeological unit, 1997, North of Saltwood Tunnel, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE6875.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, North of Saltwood Tunnel, Kent. Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE6873.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, North of Saltwood Tunnel Kent (Unpublished document). SKE6883.