Monument record TQ 94 NE 266 - Late Iron Age enclosure, Beechbrook Wood

Summary

A Late Iron Age enclosure.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9837 4584 (point) From rectified plan
Map sheet TQ94NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WESTWELL, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

In 2000/1 the Oxford Archaeological Unit carried out a targeted watching brief (a strip, map and sample excavation) ahead of CTRL works. Truncated remains of an enclosure were found in the northern part of the site. The enclosure was sub-rectangular, 80m x 84m with a funnelled entrance on the south side. The ditches contained a few sherds of Late Iron Age pottery and slag. A slag block was also found. This type of slag was produced in a furnace with a pit below it, a type only previously identified on sites on the CTRL route. Pits and post holes within the enclosure could have belonged to the same phase of activity but were undated. (1-2)


<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2003, Beechbrook Wood: Post Excavation Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16484.

<2> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Prehistoric and Roman landscape at Beechbrook Wood, Westwell, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE25196.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2003. Beechbrook Wood: Post Excavation Assessment Report.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Prehistoric and Roman landscape at Beechbrook Wood, Westwell, Kent.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Targetted watching brief at Beechbrook Wood (Ref: ARC BBW 00) (EKE10743)

Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 2:42PM