Monument record TQ 97 SE 83 - Medieval field system, Kingsborough Manor

Summary

A strip field system, likely to be of medieval date. Medieval features interpreted as boundary ditches. Recut Anglo-Saxon ditches and a large pit found during excavation in 2000. Ephemeral evidence of agriculatural use in the medieval period has been found across most of the site.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 9757 7224 (659m by 434m)
Map sheet TQ97SE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Features interpreted as boundary ditches, excavated by Wessex Archaeology in 2000. Recut Anglo-Saxon ditches and a large pit found. (2)

In 2005 Wessex Archaeology carried out an evaluation on Phase 2, Stage II of the Kingsborough Manor development. A strip field system, likely to be of medieval date, was found. A pot placed in a pit also dates to this period. (1)

Further medieval boundary features were uncovered by a 'Strip, Map and Record' in 2007 and an excavation in 2008, both by Wessex Archaeology (3). The former 'represent the division and enclosure of the landscape into small land parcels' and the latter 'may have been associated, and possibly used for the control and sorting of animals'.


Archaeology South-East, 2000, Archaeological investigations at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Draft Proposals for Future Work (Unpublished document). SKE12602.

Wessex Archaeology, 2000, Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report (Unpublished document). SKE12298.

Oxford Archaeology, 2004, Kingsborough Manor Phase 2, Stage 1, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE12296.

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, Kingsborough Manor: Phase 2, Stage II, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE17758.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication (Unpublished document). SKE12297.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Kingsborough Manor, Phase 3 Stages 1 and 2, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31436.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2004. Kingsborough Manor Phase 2, Stage 1, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2000. Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2000. Archaeological investigations at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Draft Proposals for Future Work.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. Kingsborough Manor: Phase 2, Stage II, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Kingsborough Manor, Phase 3 Stages 1 and 2, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (7)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Kingsborough Manor, Eastchurch, Sheppey (Ref: 2245) (EKE8601)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey (Ref: 1067) (EKE8898)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation on Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey (Ref: 46792.1) (EKE8604)
  • Intrusive Event: Kingsborough Manor, Phase 3 Stage 1 strip, map and record, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (EKE15439)
  • Intrusive Event: Kingsborough Manor, Phase 3 Stage 2 excavation, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (EKE15437)
  • Intrusive Event: Phase 2, Stage II evaluation of Kingsborough Manor, Isle of Sheppey (EKE12153)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Kingsborough Manor, Eastchurch Sheppey (Ref: 46792.2) (EKE8602)

Record last edited

Sep 15 2016 3:40PM