Monument record TQ 67 SW 1421 - 'Property 7' 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 7 (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6160 7275 (41m by 34m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (4)

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 7. The property was aligned on the branch road running north from Watling Street and lay between the road and the Ebbsfleet river.

The main feature in the property was a large Romano-British building (TQ 67 SW 1414) that was aligned with the road.

South of the building was a gravel yard surface. Between the building and the road was a substantial fence line. A small number of pits lay to the south-east of the building and contained early Roman material.

Overall the dating evidence indicates that the building was constructed towards the end of the 1st century and may have continued into the mid-Roman period. There was some evidence of limited activity in the property in the later 3rd or 4th century. (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 (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

Aug 3 2020 12:15PM