Monument record TQ 67 SW 1451 - Early medieval sunken-feature building, Springhead -SFB20186

Summary

Excavation in 2000-2002 carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link found an early medieval sunken-feature building close to the western Roman complex (Sports Ground site) Location accurate to 2m based on available information

Location

Grid reference TQ 6137 7414 (point) Accurate in Source
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Excavation in 2000-2002 carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link found an early Anglo-Saxon sunken-featured building in the vicinity of the Western Roman Complex, Northfleet.

Saxon activity on the site of the Western Roman Complex was limited to a single sunken feature building (SFB)(1)

SFB 20186 was orientated NE-SW and was located to the north-west of the main area of Roman activity. IT was sub-rectangular and measured 3.90m length by 3.25m width and 0.27m in depth. The base was flattish with steeply sloping sides with the exception of the south-western end which sloped gently.(1)

Two post-holes were located at the south-western and north-western ends. (1)

There were three fills which produced a single sherd of residual Thameside/Upchurch grey ware. (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 (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (10)

  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - 3971TT (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19085)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - 3972TT (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19086)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - 4017TT (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19087)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Chalk Spine (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19088)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Ebbsfleet Sportsground (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19083)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Northfleet Roman Villa (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19082)
  • Intrusive Event: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 - Palaeolithic Area 6 (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE19084)
  • Event Boundary: Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation: Channel Tunnel Rail Link works 2001-2003: ArcEBB01 (Ref: ARCEBB01) (EKE16358)
  • 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

Oct 1 2019 11:31AM