TQ 57 SE 13 - Iron Age settlement found in 1947-8

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Monument record TQ 57 SE 13 - Iron Age settlement found in 1947-8

Summary

Indications of an Iron Age settlement were revealed in 1947-8 when the laying of watermains at a new housing estate uncovered three pits containing quantities of large pottery fragments of Belgic type, with portions of loom weights, wattle and flints.

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Grid reference	TQ 5718 7376 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ57SE
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	STONE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

PIT (PIT, Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

Full Description

<1> Arch. Cant. 61, 1948, 183. (E. Greenfield, Lt. Col. G. W. Meates & E. Birchenough). (OS Card Reference). SKE37024.

<2> F1 ASP 04-SEP-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41924.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 13 - September, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3051.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE37024 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 61, 1948, 183. (E. Greenfield, Lt. Col. G. W. Meates & E. Birchenough)..
<2> SKE41924 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04-SEP-64.
<3>XY SKE3051 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 13 - September, 1964. [Mapped feature: #64151 Settlement, ]