Monument record TQ 55 NE 300 - Late Iron Age/Early Roman

Summary

A late Iron Age/Early Roman enclosure ditch was excavated in 2010.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5987 5736 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A number of ditches forming an enxlosure were excavated in 2010 along a proposed pipeline. The features represent a multi phase enclosure with two distonct phases of activity. The first was defined by an enclosure fitch which was D shaped in plan, Phase B was again defined by a later enclosure ditch which followed the same alignment as the first. Some internal features were visible, of pits and ditches. Spatial assessment of the enclosure may also suggest two areas large enough to accommodate two roundhouses and although there is no structural remains to confirm this, the site did show signs of truncation in these areas which may have subsequently removed structural remains. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Farningham To Hadlow, Kent 1200mm Natural Gas Pipeline. Post Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Desgin. Mitigation Area and Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SKE31080.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2010. Farningham To Hadlow, Kent 1200mm Natural Gas Pipeline. Post Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Desgin. Mitigation Area and Watching Brief.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Farningham to Hadlow, Kent, 1200mm Natural Gas Pipeline. Post Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. (EKE14480)

Record last edited

Aug 20 2015 2:17PM