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Monument record TR 26 NW 287 - Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age Occupation, Home Farm, Herne
Summary
During excavations by Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company in 2007 a series of pits, postholes, stakeholes, ditches and a drove way were uncovered indicating division of land between pastoral and arable uses associated with late prehistoric occupation. A roman flint foundation may also have been uncovered.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2179 6597 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR26NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CHISLET, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- DITCH (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- POST HOLE (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- STAKE HOLE (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- DROVE ROAD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- Wall Foundation? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Full Description
During excavations by Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company in 2007 a series of pits, postholes, stakeholes, ditches and a drove way were uncovered indicating division of land between pastoral and arable uses associated with late prehistoric occupation. A roman flint foundation may also have been uncovered.
The prehistoric field systems had previously been recorded in intervention excavations at Highstead, but the herding features of the droveway and internal divisions were a new revelation.
(1)
<1> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2008, Archaeological Post Exavation assessment for Land at Home Farm, Boyden Gate, Marshside, Herne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31325.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE31325 Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2008. Archaeological Post Exavation assessment for Land at Home Farm, Boyden Gate, Marshside, Herne, Kent.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations on Land at Home Farm, Boyden Gate, Marshside, Herne, Kent (EKE14831)
Record last edited
Sep 18 2015 12:57PM