Monument record TR 36 NE 574 - Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age pit, New Haine Road, Ramsgate

Summary

A pit with worked flints of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flints was discovered during excavation carried out off Stirling Way.Haine Road in Ramsgate, Kent. This was the earliest identified feature at this site, with the bulk of the evidence relating to the later Bronze Age/Early Iron Age agricultural use of the area. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3594 6658 (3m by 2m)
Map sheet TR36NE
Civil Parish RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

During excavations carried out ahead of the development of a plot of land bounded to the west by the A256 Haine Road and to the south by Stirling Way in 2007-2008, a single feature was reliably dated to the Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age period. This was an elongated pit, situated in the south-west corner of the excavation area. The pit was aligned north-west to south-east and measured 1.50 in length by 0.95m wide, with a concave profile surviving to a depth of 0.38m. It contained a single homogenous fill, which yielded a group of seventeen struck flint flakes. Amongst these was material typologically attributable to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age period. (1-2) (information summarised from sources)(1-2)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Land off Haine Road, A256, Thanet, Kent: Post-excavation Assessment of Archaeological Results (Unpublished document). SKE17948.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2009, A Late Prehistoric Enclosure & Field System at Haine Road, Ramsgate (Unpublished document). SKE18244.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Land off Haine Road, A256, Thanet, Kent: Post-excavation Assessment of Archaeological Results.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2009. A Late Prehistoric Enclosure & Field System at Haine Road, Ramsgate.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Strip, map and sample excavation of the South East England Development Agency site (Eurokent Business Park), 2007-8 (Ref: 66153.02) (EKE12375)
  • Event Boundary: Watching Brief and strip, map and sample excavations New Haine Road route and Euokent Buisiness Park, 2007-2008 (Ref: 66153.02) (EKE24678)

Record last edited

Feb 27 2025 1:15PM