TR 36 NW 1153 - Early to Middle Iron Age post-built structures, ditch, pit and inhumation discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011)

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Monument record TR 36 NW 1153 - Early to Middle Iron Age post-built structures, ditch, pit and inhumation discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011)

Summary

During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a group of Iron Age features were encountered in Zone 19. these included at least two post built structures, a metalled trackway,, pits and an inhumation burial. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 3341 6542 (172m by 43m) (17 map features)
Map sheet	TR36NW
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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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Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document).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.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 26608/12 06-APR-2010 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (3)

<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XY SKE29279 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011.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: #113947 Iron Age activity, ]
<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.
<3> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 26608/12 06-APR-2010.

Finds (1)

POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Prehistoric, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, Second World War features, and Roman findspots, Minster

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Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) - Zone 19 and 19A (EKE22415)
Event Boundary: Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011 (EKE13407)
Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 4:31PM