Monument record TR 36 NE 177 - Roman Villa Farm at the site of Ozengell Grange, Ramsgate

Summary

Romano-British burials were found on the site of what is now the Nethercourt estate. A small lead coffin and another Roman grave were found close to the Saxon cemetery in about 1846, when the South Eastern Railway was being constructed. Small finds included a pair of bronze scales, two Samian dishes and a set of weights formed of Roman coins. A rescue excavation at the site in the 1980s uncovered a ditched enclosure containing the remains of a Romano-British building, with flint walls and basement and the sites of timber-framed buildings. The site was interpreted as a primitive farming villa with outbuildings dating to second half of 1st century.

Location

Grid reference TR 360 654 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36NE
Civil Parish RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 161 (Collection). SKE11846.

<2> VCH 3 Kent 1932 162 (MV Taylor, RF Jessop and CFC Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE50815.

<3> Arch Cant 12 1958 334 (OS Card Reference). SKE34672.

<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1994, A Desk-Based Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of a Proposed Development at Manston Road, Ramsgate (Unpublished document). SKE12032.

<5> Vertical aerial photograph reference number (CUC VB 33, 45-6, 14.06.57) (Unspecified Type). SKE55467.

<6> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1>XY Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 161. [Mapped feature: #62760 Roman farmstead?, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH 3 Kent 1932 162 (MV Taylor, RF Jessop and CFC Hawkes).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 12 1958 334.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1994. A Desk-Based Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of a Proposed Development at Manston Road, Ramsgate.
  • <5> (No record type): Vertical aerial photograph reference number (CUC VB 33, 45-6, 14.06.57).
  • <6> (No record type): Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Jun 13 2023 11:13AM