Monument record TR 35 SE 53 - Belgic habitation site

Summary

Belgic habitation site

Location

Grid reference TR 3621 5088 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR35SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

[TR 36215088] Belgic Habitation site found about AD 1935 [NAT] (1) A V-shaped pit which contained Belgic sherds was revealed in November 1935 when digging a drain to a bungalow at Mill Hill. The pit ran roughly N-S on the northern [western] side of Cross Road about 100 yards W [S] of the Mill-Hill Waterworks Road (St Richard's Road) crossing and was 11 feet wide, 4 feet 9 inches deep. At 3 feet from the surface, was a narrow burnt layer with food bones, a quantity of potsherds and remains of many domestic wheel-turned vessels of the C1 AD. (2) additional references (3-4)


<1> OS 25" 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE48265.

<2> F1 ASP 21-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42222.

<3> Arch Cant 48 1936 236 (WPD Stebbing) (OS Card Reference). SKE35231.

<4> Field report for monument TR 35 SE 53 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6111.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1938.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 21-JUL-64.
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 48 1936 236 (WPD Stebbing). [Mapped feature: #58752 occupation site, ]
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 SE 53 - July, 1964.

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Record last edited

May 5 2023 2:09PM