Monument record TQ 57 SW 1087 - Early-Middle Iron Age pit and tree throws, M25 treatment pond, south of Dartford

Summary

Several features dated to the Early/Middle Iron Age, one pit and 3 tree throws.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5486 7105 (point)
Map sheet TQ57SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SUTTON-AT-HONE AND HAWLEY, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Several features were discovered when an excavation that took place ahead of the development of a treatment pond. A number of archaeological features were uncovered dating from the early-middle Iron Age and Roman period. The features in question, a pit and 3 three tree throws, have been dated by the pottery recoved from said features. The pit measured 3m in diameter and was irregular in shape and produced a single shard of Early/Middle Iron Age pottery. The tree throws were irregular in shape and atmost 0.30m deep and they each contained small quantities of pottery. (1)


<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2008, A2/A282/M25 Improvement Scheme, Dartford District, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design (Unpublished document). SKE16710.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2008. A2/A282/M25 Improvement Scheme, Dartford District, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation ahead of development of M25 treatment pond, South of Dartford (Ref: DART06/M25RAW07) (EKE10974)

Record last edited

Apr 2 2013 12:43PM