Monument record TQ 67 SW 1413 - 'Property 6' at Roman settlement, Springhead
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 6161 7272 (46m by 35m) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SW |
County | KENT |
District | DARTFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
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 termed 'Property 6'. The property was aligned on the branch road that ran north from Watling Street and lay between the road and the Ebbsfleet. It contained a rectangular building that had two phases and was aligned on the branch road. It was c. 5m x 12m in size and was evidenced by post holes and a chalk floor. Immediately south of the building was a gravel yard. A second structure may have been built of chalk and flint and formed the southern boundary of the property. In the north of the property spreads of gravel may indicate other structures and there were also a number of pits that produced material from the 1st to mid-2nd century date.(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> 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.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
- Parent of: Possible building within property 6 of the Roman road side settlement, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1642)
- Parent of: Southern boundary wall and wall footings within property 6 of the Roman road side settlement, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1643)
- Part of: Roman roadside settlement, Springhead (Monument) (TQ 67 SW 1477)
Related Events/Activities (7)
- 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)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Springhead Nursery, Southfleet (Ref: W51724) (EKE8582)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Springhead Nursery, Southfleet (Ref: W51724) (EKE16205)
- Event Boundary: Excavation at Springhead Nursery, Southfleet (Ref: W51724) (EKE18295)
Record last edited
Jul 30 2020 2:46PM