TR 26 NE 19 - Probable early Iron Age rubbish pits, Minnis Bay, Birchington

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Monument record TR 26 NE 19 - Probable early Iron Age rubbish pits, Minnis Bay, Birchington

Summary

Probable early Iron Age rubbish pits indicated by the discovery of large amounts of pottery and other artefacts on the foreshore and in pits in the cliffs at Minnis Bay, Birchington. Discovered due to erosion and development work. Finds include a colander and a vessel of square section; flint implements including scrapers, blades, a borer and bone weaving tools.

Location

Grid reference	TR 2900 6999 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR26NE
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

RUBBISH PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Full Description

(TR 2900 6999:- sited from large scale plan in the possession of Miss Powell-Cotton (a)) over the past 10 years erosion and work on the cliffs for the new esplanade at Minnis Bay has resulted in the recovery of considerable quantities of pottery. This has come partly from pits revealed in the chalk cliffs and partly from the foreshore below, and includes a colander and a vessel of square section; flint implements including scrapers, blades and a borer were found, also bone weaving tools. An early Iron Age date is suggested for the site (1-3) and site photograph (4).

<1> Oral; Miss Powell-Cotton Quex Park, Birchington. (OS Card Reference). SKE48099.

<2> F1 CFW 07-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42474.

<3> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 19 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5818.

<4> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10154.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1>XY SKE48099 OS Card Reference: Oral; Miss Powell-Cotton Quex Park, Birchington.. [Mapped feature: #48891 Rubbish pits, ]
<2> SKE42474 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 07-OCT-63.
<3> SKE5818 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 19 - October, 1963.
<4> SWX10154 Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 1338. print.