In 2005 Archaeology South-East carried out an evaluation, finding a quarry. (1)

In 2005 the Trust for Thanet Archaeology carried out an excavation of the feature. The quarry consisted of a large number of intercutting pits, possibly dug to obtain flints from the chalk. The only find from the feature came from the plough soil over the quarry, a copper alloy annular brooch. It is thought that the quarry is probably of Iron Age or Roman date as flint was utilised as a building material in these periods. (2-3)

A watching brief by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology in 2007 recorded the full extent of the quarry, which is now preserved in situ below the current development. (4)

<1> Archaeology South-East, 2005, An Archaeological Evaluation of Land at Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12544.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2005, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Maraget, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE13023.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2005, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Margate, Kent: Excavation Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE24007.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2006, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Margate, Kent: Archaeological Report (Unpublished document). SKE18294.

<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2007, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Margate, Kent: Watching Brief Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE13036.