Area B was a portion of the Grain-Shorne pipeline situated on a low hill immediately to the west of Upper Stoke excavated in 2009.

In the Early Medieval period material was dumped into the waterhole, possibly indicating a nearby settlement. A pit was also cut at this time. The pottery of this period suggests settlement in the area and that there was a hiatus of at least 100 years between this and the Roman activity previously in the area. (1-2)

<1> Archaeology South-East, 2009, Archaeological investigations at Grain - Shorne pipeline, Isle of Grain, Kent: Phase 7 Post-excavation assessment and project design for publication [DRAFT] (Unpublished document). SKE15791.

<2> Archaeology South-East, 2012, Archaeological Investigations along the Isle of Grain – Shorne Pipeline Route, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Publication Report (Unpublished document). SKE18113.