(TR 394689 Name) A possible Neolithic occupation site was found during excavations in the grounds of Stone House School prior to 1971.A band of clay some 13m wide was found apparently passing diagonally across the field. At one point set in this clay was a "floor" of knapped flints approximately 10m by 4.6m, at a depth of 0.53m from theground level. The flints were set closely together but they were without any trace of cement, and formed only a single layer. Neolithic scrapers were found in this layer, but there were no traces of post holes. A polished neolithic axe head was found elsewhere in the grounds. (1) An extensive settlement site dating from Neolithc to Roman times was excavated here between 1905 and 1971. (2)

A desk based assessment of the area by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology in 2013 repositioned the findspot from west of Heath House at The Foreland School to north of Lanthorne Road, on the former playing fields of Stone House School, where the 1970s excavations apparently occurred. (3)

<1> KAR 29 1972 273 (H Briggs) (OS Card Reference). SKE45289.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2013, Proposed Construction of Temporary Classroom Buildings, The Foreland County Primary School, Lanthorne Road, Broadstairs, Kent: Targeted Archaeological Desk Based Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE18215.