TR 36 NE 25 - Roman Occupation Site - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TR 36 NE 25 - Roman Occupation Site

Summary

Roman remains , Drapers Mill County Primary School, Margate Excavations at this site in the 1960s and 1980s uncovered the site of a Roman building, timber with flint footings - possibly an outbuilding with 3rd-4th century AD pottery which overlaid a ditch containing 2nd century AD pottery. A ditch containing painted wall plaster and tile fragments was also uncovered; possibly the site of a Roman villa. Another ditch containing late Iron Age pottery was also excavated. Other finds included a prehistoric elephant's tooth, a Bronze Age flint arrowhead, a post-Tudor building and undated extractive pits of uncertain purpose.

Location

Grid reference	TR 3625 6996 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TR36NE
Civil Parish	MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT

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<01> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.

<02> OS 6" 1936-46 (OS Card Reference). SKE48341.

<03> F1 GCS 08-APR-53 (OS Card Reference). SKE43010.

<04> Corr 6" and plan (J Coy 30-JUN-1963) (OS Card Reference). SKE39283.

<05> F2 CFW 11-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43223.

<06> Oral J Coy (Hon. Corr.) (OS Card Reference). SKE47934.

<07> Letter from Ordnance Survey, 1 Cliff Street, Ramsgate, 16.02.81 (plan only see illustration card) (OS Card Reference). SKE46105.

<08> Thanet. The Archaeol Heritage c.1982, 5 (Thanet Dist. Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49918.

<09> Archaeol Cant 97, 1981, 307-11, illus (DRJ Perkins) (OS Card Reference). SKE37253.

<10> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, record No 49, plan (OS Card Reference). SKE44751.

<11> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 25 - April, 1953 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6164.

<12> Field report for monument TR 36 NE 25 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6165.

<13> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1996, Drapers Mills County Primary School Margate Extension 96027 (Unpublished document). SWX7100.

Sources/Archives (13)

<01> SKE48371 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
<02> SKE48341 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936-46.
<03> SKE43010 OS Card Reference: F1 GCS 08-APR-53.
<04> SKE39283 OS Card Reference: Corr 6" and plan (J Coy 30-JUN-1963).
<05> SKE43223 OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 11-OCT-63.
<06> SKE47934 OS Card Reference: Oral J Coy (Hon. Corr.).
<07> SKE46105 OS Card Reference: Letter from Ordnance Survey, 1 Cliff Street, Ramsgate, 16.02.81 (plan only see illustration card).
<08> SKE49918 OS Card Reference: Thanet. The Archaeol Heritage c.1982, 5 (Thanet Dist. Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit).
<09>XY SKE37253 OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cant 97, 1981, 307-11, illus (DRJ Perkins). [Mapped feature: #61381 Roman site, ]
<10> SKE44751 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, record No 49, plan.
<11> SKE6164 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NE 25 - April, 1953.
<12> SKE6165 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NE 25 - October, 1963.
<13> SWX7100 Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1996. Drapers Mills County Primary School Margate Extension 96027.

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Drapers Mill County Primary School, Margate, 1996 (EKE8357)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at Drapers Mills County Primary School playing field, 1980-1 (Ref: EI 15331) (EKE4224)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at Drapers Mills School, 1958-1964 (Ref: EI 15249) (EKE4160)

Record last edited

Jun 12 2023 1:45PM