TQ 67 SW 1386 - Late iron Age enclosure, Springhead

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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1386 - Late iron Age enclosure, Springhead

Summary

During works associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002, the site of a possible late iron age enclosure was discovered. The enclosure, which was represented by two parralell ditches lay on rising ground c. 80m south-east of the nearby springs, though much of it extended below the adjacent A2 and slip road. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 6188 7252 (29m by 41m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TQ67SW
Civil Parish	GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

ENCLOSURE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Monograph). SKE31245.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report (Unpublished document). SKE31600.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1>XY SKE31245 Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape. [Mapped feature: #105949 possible enclosure, ]
<2> SKE31600 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report.

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Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Late Iron Age ritual site, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 311)

Related Events/Activities (3)

Intrusive Event: Area C excavation, Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE18153)
Event Boundary: Strip, map and sample, excavation work and watching brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8575)
Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Springhead Roman Town, carried out during CTRL works (Ref: ARC SPH00) (EKE8576)

Record last edited

Apr 8 2020 6:06PM