Monument record TQ 75 NE 988 - Post-medieval ditch and gully at 10 Buckland Road, Maidstone

Summary

Archaeological evaluation in 2016 found a post-medieval ditch and gully together with a small number of finds. It is not known what the features represent.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7551 5566 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

From the report:
" an archaeological evaluation (was) carried out by Archaeology South-East at 10 Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent between 16th and 17th December 2015. The fieldwork was commissioned in advance of residential development.

The evaluation uncovered evidence of a ditch and a gully, aligned north to south, buried by a levelling deposit of clay-silt and capped by made ground. The limited range of finds from the features and the overburden are suggestive of a postmedieval date. Superficial geology suspected to encroach on the site was not present. The archaeological deposits are of limited value.

Only two features were identified, one north-south ditch containing animal bone was found in found in Trench 3 and a small gully/drain, also aligned north-south, was found in Trench 5 and contained small amounts of postmedieval/modern CBM, bone, shell and slate."(1)

The small assemblage of finds consisted of ceramic building material, animal bone, shell and stone.

From the report:
"Historic mapping does not show any possible features to which these may be related. Until the 1930s, the plot remained undeveloped and the archaeology may predate the earliest OS maps, when the site was open land apparently associated with the house to the south." (1)


<1> Archaeology South-East, 2016, Archaeological Evaluation Report, 10 Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31689.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2016. Archaeological Evaluation Report, 10 Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: 10 Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent Archaeological Evaluation (Ref: BRK15) (EKE15449)

Record last edited

Aug 31 2016 11:02AM