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Monument record TR 36 SW 358 - Bronze Age to Roman activity Cottington Hill, discovered during East Kent Access Route excavations 2009-2011
Summary
During excavations associated with the East Kent Access Route (2009-2011) in Zones 7 and 8 extensive archaeological remains were found dating from the Middle Bronze Age through to the Roman period. The remains consisted of numerous enclosures, trackways and ditches related to the agricultural use of the site as well as evidence of settlement in the form of a bronze age oven, an iron age round-house and post-built structures, and cremation and inhumation burials dating to the iron age and Roman periods. Finds consisted of pottery from all periods, animal and human bone, charcoal and daub.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 334 636 (201m by 284m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (11)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Roman - 2350 BC? to 409 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- OVEN? (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- CREMATION (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- INHUMATION (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WELL? (Roman - 43 AD 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Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document).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.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE29279 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1.
Finds (8)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- BURNT FLINT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- NAIL (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 7 (EKE22403)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 8 (EKE22404)
- Event Boundary: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011 (EKE13407)
Record last edited
Aug 8 2023 5:02PM