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Monument record TR 36 SW 356 - Iron Age settlement discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) - Zone 6
Summary
An Iron Age settlement was discovered across Zone 6 of the East Kent Access route excavations in Thanet (2009-2011). The settlement was long lived, it originated in the 6th- 4th centuries BC and was occupied, with a possible hiatus in around the 4th century, until the 1st century BC and beyond. It comprised a series of enclosures, round houses, fence lines, post built structures, pits, ditches, trackways and wells located largely in the central and northern part of Zone 6 with a few features extending into Zone 7. It is associated with a field system and a series of trackways and it has been suggested that stock keeping was an important part of this settlement. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3330 6336 (112m by 303m) (233 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR36SW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (7)
- PIT (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- WELL (Early Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 2350 BC to 401 BC)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 400 BC? to 409 AD?)
Full Description
<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.
<2> Andrews et al, 2015, Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites (Monograph). SKE55517.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SKE29279 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1. [Mapped feature: #113008 Settlement, ]
- <2> SKE55517 Monograph: Andrews et al. 2015. Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites.
Finds (7)
- PIN (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- POT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- POT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 6 (EKE22402)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 7 (EKE22403)
- Event Boundary: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011 (EKE13407)
Record last edited
Oct 16 2023 3:19PM