Monument record TR 36 NE 598 - Neolithic settlement, Preston Park Caravan Site

Summary

Ditches forming a curvilinear enclosure, gullies and pits with Early Neolithic pottery.

Location

Grid reference TR 3514 6648 (point) From rectified plan
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

In 2003 the Trust for Thanet Archaeology carried out an evaluation. Evidence of Early Neolithic occupation of the site was found. Ditches were found that potentially related to a curvilinear enclosure. The only finds from these features were worked flints. A pair of parallel gullies were also found and thought to be associated with the same phase of site use. Three pits contained a significant assemblage of Early Neolithic pottery along with worked flints. Taken collectively, these features and deposits suggest the presence of significant Early Neolithic settlement activity on the site. (1)


<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2004, Land Adjacent to Preston Park Caravan Site, Spratling Street, Manston, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE18198.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2004. Land Adjacent to Preston Park Caravan Site, Spratling Street, Manston, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation of land adjacent to Preston Park Caravan Site, Spratling Street, Manston (EKE12665)

Record last edited

Mar 15 2013 2:13PM