Monument record TR 26 NE 80 - Romano-British pits, Monkton

Summary

Two flat bottomed pits were found during work to lay a pipeline in a field to the south west of Monkton roundabout. The pits contained midden material of Romano-British date and they are most likely associated with a further number of Romano-British features previously identified at the site. It is suspected that a number of graves may also have been revealed at this location during the construction of the pipeline trench.

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Grid reference TR 285 654 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MONKTON, THANET, KENT

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TR 285655. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Romano British remains. Site no. 144. (1)

Two flat bottomed pits with vertical sides containing midden material. They were 1.20m deep, by 3.20m and 1.10m wide. Some features exposed may have been graves. They were located close to several pits and ditches containing Iron age and Roman material, it is possible that the pits form part of the settlements that date to these periods. (2-4)


<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49864.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 144 (Collection). SKE11846.

<3> Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C., 1984, The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982, Arch Cant 101 1984 86 (DRJ Perkins and SC Hawkes) (Article in serial). SKE11845.

<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
  • <2> Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 144.
  • <3>XY Article in serial: Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C.. 1984. The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982. CI pages 83 - 114. Arch Cant 101 1984 86 (DRJ Perkins and SC Hawkes). [Mapped feature: #49542 pit, ]
  • <4> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications.

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  • Event Boundary: Archaeological Watching brief and excavations, Thanet Gas Pipeline, Phase I-IV (Ref: EI 15026) (EKE3996)

Record last edited

May 21 2025 11:27AM