Monument record TR 16 NW 103 - Late Bronze Age occupation, Molehill Road, Chestfield

Summary

Two post holes and a possible ring ditch were found during evaluation and excavation work on the site in 1998. Flints collected from later features and the ploughsoil dated to the Late Bronze Age.

Location

Grid reference TR 1394 6576 (point)
Map sheet TR16NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CHESTFIELD, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

In 1998 Pre-Construct Archaeology carried out an evaluation and then expanded two of these trenches to conduct an excavation. A post hole packed with burnt flint, suggesting a prehistoric date, as well as a second post hole and a possible ring ditch were found. None of these features produced any diagnostic or datable material but a small assemblage of residual worked flint collected from later features and the ploughsoil suggests Late Bronze Age activity in the area and perhaps a date for these features. (1-4)


<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 1998, Summary Report of Archaeological Evaluation, Molehill Road, Chestfield, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17216.

<2> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 1998, Molehill Road, Chestfield, Excavations July-August 1997 [1998]: Lithic Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE17220.

<3> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 1998, Preliminary Report on an Archaeological Excavation at Molehill Road, Chestfield, Nr Whitstable, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17219.

<4> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 1999, Excavations at Molehill Road, Chestfield, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17221.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1998. Summary Report of Archaeological Evaluation, Molehill Road, Chestfield, Kent.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1998. Molehill Road, Chestfield, Excavations July-August 1997 [1998]: Lithic Assessment.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1998. Preliminary Report on an Archaeological Excavation at Molehill Road, Chestfield, Nr Whitstable, Kent.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 1999. Excavations at Molehill Road, Chestfield, Kent.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Molehill Road, Chestfield (EKE11485)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Molehill Road, Chestfield (EKE11486)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2012 11:22AM