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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1407 - 'Property 2' 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 2 and included a Roman temple (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6168 7264 (62m by 51m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DARTFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (4)
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> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 2: Late Iron Age to Roman Finds Reports (Monograph). SKE32435.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> 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.
- <2> SKE32435 Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 2: Late Iron Age to Roman Finds Reports.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: 2nd century Roman temple preserved beneath slip-road, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 76 SW 1384)
- Parent of: Ditches within property two of Roman Roadside Settlement, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1624)
- Parent of: Possible sunken feature building within property two of Roman Roadside Settlement, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1623)
- Parent of: Roman fence-lines / property boundaries, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1403)
- Part of: Roman roadside settlement, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1477)
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
Jul 28 2020 12:15PM