It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.
Monument record TQ 76 SW 474 - Bronze Age to Iron Age occupation, Margetts Pit, Burham
Summary
Evidence of activity on the site dating from throughout the Bronze Age and the Iron Age was found during an excavation at Margetts Pit.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7198 6217 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ76SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BURHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (11)
- PIT (Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1600 BC to 101 BC)
- POST HOLE (Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1600 BC to 101 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- SHALE WORKING SITE (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- RITUAL PIT (Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1600 BC to 401 BC)
- TRACKWAY (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- ANIMAL BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1600 BC to 401 BC)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CROUCHED INHUMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC) + Sci.Date
- FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
Full Description
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Margetts Pit, Margetts Lane, Burham, Kent: Post-excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE17384.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2009, Margetts Pit, Margetts Lane, Burham, Kent, Topsoil test pitting evaluation interim statement (Unpublished document). SKE32034.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (21)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 2350 BC to 101 BC)
- VESSEL (Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1600 BC to 401 BC)
- MOULD (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- BURNT FLINT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- SADDLE QUERN (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- WEIGHT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- BRACELET (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- PIN (Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1600 BC to 401 BC)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- KNIFE (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- BEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1600 BC to 101 BC)
- PLANT REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1600 BC to 101 BC)
- POT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- BEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- BEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- BEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Margetts Pit, Burham (Ref: 70760) (EKE11662)
- Intrusive Event: Margetts Pit, Margetts Lane, Burham, Kent, Topsoil test pitting evaluation interim statement (Ref: 70760.02) (EKE15814)
Record last edited
Mar 9 2017 1:37PM