In 1993 an evaluation was done of the A253 by Trust for Thanet Archaeology west of Minster. Six ditches or possible ditches were identified. One was identified running on a north south alignment and it was a similar case in trench B. In trench C it was plough truncated but ran on the same alignment as the previous but apparently filled with broken flints. The ditch for trench D was on a different alignment, east - west, and contained Romano-British pottery as well as a skeleton of either a dog or a fox, it was the same case for the ditch in trench F. (1)

<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1993, An Archaeological Evaluation Ahead Of Improvements To The A253, Monkton To Minster (Unpublished document). SKE17233.