Monument record TQ 67 SW 138 - Roman road, south from Springhead via Pepper Hill cemetery

Summary

A Roman road. First recorded as a cropmark. Confirmed during work between 1991 and 1994 at the garden centre, in cable trench works in 1994/5 to the south of Springhead and found adjacent to Pepper Hill cemetery in 1997 during excavation works for the laying of new electric cables and Channel Tunnel Rail Link works. It is not known where the road goes south from Pepper Hill cemetery.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 6180 7219 (156m by 601m) From rectified plan
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT

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<1> Classification of Cropmarks in Kent. RCHM APU (1989) list 55 (OS Card Reference). SKE39018.

<2> Philp, B. & Chenery, M., 1991, Springhead 1991: An Archaeological Evaluation of a Site at Southfleet, Nr Gravesend, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE11915.

<3> Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1995, A Roman site at Springhead (Vagniacae) near Gravesend (Monograph). SWX6856.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1998, Northfleet East - Pepper Hill Cable Diversion Works Pepper Hill, Kent Roman Cemetery First Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE12614.

<5> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, Excavations at Springhead Roman Town, Southfleet, Kent (Unpublished document). SWX6937.

<6> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Roman cemetery at Pepper Hill, Southfleet, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17706.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Classification of Cropmarks in Kent. RCHM APU (1989) list 55.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Philp, B. & Chenery, M.. 1991. Springhead 1991: An Archaeological Evaluation of a Site at Southfleet, Nr Gravesend, Kent.
  • <3> Monograph: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 1995. A Roman site at Springhead (Vagniacae) near Gravesend.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1998. Northfleet East - Pepper Hill Cable Diversion Works Pepper Hill, Kent Roman Cemetery First Interim Report.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. Excavations at Springhead Roman Town, Southfleet, Kent.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Roman cemetery at Pepper Hill, Southfleet, Kent.

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Related Events/Activities (6)

  • Intrusive Event: Channel Tunnel Rail Link excavation at Pepper Hill, Southfleet (Ref: ARC NBR 98) (EWX9177)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Millbrook Garden Centre, Springhead (EKE8143)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation across the Roman town of Springhead (EKE8461)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavations at the garden centre, Springhead (EKE8910)
  • Intrusive Event: Strip, map and sample excavation at Pepper Hill, Southfleet (Ref: ARC NBR 98) (EKE8920)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Pepper Hill, Southfleet (Ref: ARC PHL 97) (EKE8619)

Record last edited

Apr 2 2024 12:02PM