[TR 29636561 sited from plan] During construction of the Monkton gas pipeline at Hoo, in 1984, the pipe trench cut a pit of half round section, this measured 1.3m across by 0.5m deep the fill was of dark loam with chalk nodules. At about 20cm from the floor of the pit was a layer of shells consisting mainly of Buccinum undatum, a species of clam favouring muddy shores. Just above this layer, the loam held charcoal traces, waste flakes and pot sherds in a late Neolithic fabric. (1)

TR 298656. During work on the Monkton-Ramsgate gas pipe line a pit was encountered at this point in 1983, containing sherds of late Neolithic pottery. (2)

Additional Info. (3)

<1> Perkins, D. R. J., 1986, The Monkton Gas Pipeline: Phases III & IV 1983 - 84, Arch Cant 102 1985 45 55 57-8 illus (DRJ Perkins) (Article in serial). SKE11881.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, 238 (Collection). SKE11846.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.