Monument record TR 36 NE 119 - Romano-British ditches and midden materials, Manston

Summary

Romano-British ditches were found during excavation by the Thanet Archaeological Unit in 1978/9. Deep ploughing had previously brought a large quantity of oyster shells to the surface. The excavations revealed a variety of midden materials and Roman pottery.

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Grid reference TR 353 665 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

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TR 354665 (sited to nearest 50m) Romano British remains discovered in1978 (sic). Site no 135. (1) TR 354665 Roman ditches found during excavation by the Thanet Archaeological Unit in 1978 at Lydden in Ramsgate. (2) TR 354665. Roman site discovered in 1979. In 1979 deep ploughing brought hundreds of oyster shells to the surface of the field. A shorttrench was excavated by the Thanet Archaeological Unit which yielded an occupation layer rich in midden materials of all kinds and Roman pottery. (3)


<1> Thanet The Arch Heritage c.1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49891.

<2> RCHME Excav Index Thanet Kent 8 PRN 15325 (OS Card Reference). SKE48988.

<3> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 135 (OS Card Reference). SKE44570.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c.1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: RCHME Excav Index Thanet Kent 8 PRN 15325.
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 135. [Mapped feature: #62258 ditches, ]

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  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Lydden/Sprattling Court Farm, 1978 (Ref: EI 15325) (EKE4218)

Record last edited

Jun 22 2023 4:49PM