TQ 57 SW 11 - Roman Building (Site of) Tenters Field

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Monument record TQ 57 SW 11 - Roman Building (Site of) Tenters Field

Summary

Roman foundations found in 1895 near the river south of the town. The area is currently occupied by allotment gardens but there is a scatter of tile present. Possibly the site of a large Roman villa. Summary from record TQ 57 SE 77: Excavation uncovered the site of a Roman building, interpreted as a possible villa, a cult room was supposedly found.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 5464 7344 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ57SW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	DARENTH, DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT

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<1> Kent Arch Rev 59 1980 214 (OS Card Reference). SKE45798.

<1> O.S. 6" 1938-39 (OS Card Reference). SKE47827.

<1> Rediscovering Dartford, Dart Dist Arch Grp (1986) 7,8-9 figs, plates, 50. (OS Card Reference). SKE49122.

<2> (J. E. Tiffen, Town Surveyor) (OS Card Reference). SKE32700.

<2> Dart Dist Arch Grp Newsletter 21 (1979) 1. (OS Card Reference). SKE39626.

<3> Dart Hist Notes 1933 625 (S K Keyes) (OS Card Reference). SKE39632.

<3> Rev. P. Smith, Vicar of Dartford) (OS Card Reference). SKE49236.

<4> Rev. O.N.B. 1938039, p. 65. (OS Card Reference). SKE49221.

<5> Corr., 6" (P. J. Tester, Feb. 1957) (OS Card Reference). SKE39303.

<6> F. J. G. Foot & A. Cumberland, Dartford, 23.7.55. (OS Card Reference). SKE41728.

<7> Kent Archives Dept. 6" (Gordon Ward 1920-30) (OS Card Reference). SKE45903.

<8> Roman Villa, Tenter's Field, Dartford. (Anon, undated MS) (OS Card Reference). SKE49338.

<9> Dartford Library, Archaeology: Roman (File: MS in progress) (OS Card Reference). SKE39648.

<10> Dartford & Neighbourhood, 1911, p. 19. (C. J. Redshaw) (OS Card Reference). SKE39633.

<11> Arch. Cant. vol. XXII, 1897, p. 50. (G. Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE37104.

<12> Historical Notes on Dartford, 1933, Photo. opp. p. 625 (S. K. Keyes) (OS Card Reference). SKE44084.

<13> F1 ASP 23-OCT-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42248.

<14> Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 11 - October, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3119.

<15> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994 Jan, A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX6767.

<16> Dartford District Archaeological Group, 1993, Under Your Feet: The Archaeology of Dartford District, p12-13 (Monograph). SKE12025.

Sources/Archives (20)

<1> SKE45798 OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 59 1980 214.
<1> SKE47827 OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1938-39.
<1> SKE49122 OS Card Reference: Rediscovering Dartford, Dart Dist Arch Grp (1986) 7,8-9 figs, plates, 50..
<2> SKE32700 OS Card Reference: (J. E. Tiffen, Town Surveyor).
<2> SKE39626 OS Card Reference: Dart Dist Arch Grp Newsletter 21 (1979) 1..
<3> SKE39632 OS Card Reference: Dart Hist Notes 1933 625 (S K Keyes).
<3> SKE49236 OS Card Reference: Rev. P. Smith, Vicar of Dartford).
<4> SKE49221 OS Card Reference: Rev. O.N.B. 1938039, p. 65..
<5> SKE39303 OS Card Reference: Corr., 6" (P. J. Tester, Feb. 1957).
<6> SKE41728 OS Card Reference: F. J. G. Foot & A. Cumberland, Dartford, 23.7.55..
<7> SKE45903 OS Card Reference: Kent Archives Dept. 6" (Gordon Ward 1920-30).
<8> SKE49338 OS Card Reference: Roman Villa, Tenter's Field, Dartford. (Anon, undated MS).
<9> SKE39648 OS Card Reference: Dartford Library, Archaeology: Roman (File: MS in progress).
<10> SKE39633 OS Card Reference: Dartford & Neighbourhood, 1911, p. 19. (C. J. Redshaw).
<11> SKE37104 OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. vol. XXII, 1897, p. 50. (G. Payne).
<12> SKE44084 OS Card Reference: Historical Notes on Dartford, 1933, Photo. opp. p. 625 (S. K. Keyes).
<13> SKE42248 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 23-OCT-59.
<14>XY SKE3119 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SW 11 - October, 1959. [Mapped feature: #75964 find, ]
<15> SWX6767 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994 Jan. A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment.
<16> SKE12025 Monograph: Dartford District Archaeological Group. 1993. Under Your Feet: The Archaeology of Dartford District. p12-13.

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: 20th century Central Park (including Roman, medieval, and post-medieval features), alongside post-medieval ceramic building material findspots, an Anglo-Saxon spearhead, and an undated oyster shell findspot, Dartford

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Excavation, Tenter's Hill Field, 1895 (Ref: EI 14850) (EKE3869)
Intrusive Event: Roman Site at Tenters Field (EKE8278)
Intrusive Event: TENTER'S HILL FIELD (Ref: EI 14851) (EKE3870)

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Jan 23 2024 4:02PM