Monument record TQ 67 SW 1405 - 'Property 1' at Roman settlement, Springhead

Summary

Excavations in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002-3 identified a number of Romano-British property boundaries west of the Ebbsfleet. This is 'Property 1'. Location accurate to 2m based on available information

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6172 7261 (18m by 14m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Excavations in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002-3 identified a number of property boundaries west of the Ebbsfleet. This is Property 1. The property was probably aligned on Watling Street although the limited excavation area makes it difficult to know for sure. The boundary is defined by a shallow irregular ditch to the north but the excavation boundaries prevented any attempt to define the property in other directions. The given boundary in the east, south and west thus represents the limits of the excavated area rather than any Roman boundaries.

Within property 1 was found a small part of what may have been a substantial structure - possibly a bath-house (see TQ 67 SW 1399). (1)

Location accurate to 2m based on available information


<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.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> 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.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event Boundary: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: Excavation phase (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE8581)
  • Intrusive Event: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: Excavation phase (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE18819)
  • Event Boundary: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: watching brief (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE18820)
  • Intrusive Event: CTRL Excavation Springhead Nursery, Southfleet: watching brief (Ref: ARC SHN02) (EKE18821)

Record last edited

Feb 14 2020 4:32PM