TQ 67 SW 1457 - Medieval tile kiln west of Springhead

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Monument record TQ 67 SW 1457 - Medieval tile kiln west of Springhead

Summary

During a watching brief associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link excavations from 2001-2003 an apparently isolated tile kiln was partially uncovered c. 750 m west of Springhead Nursery. The kiln was aligned east-west and was built on a slight promontory. Approximately on third of it was exposed during the excavation. (location accurate to th enearest 100m based on available information)

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Grid reference	TQ 6095 7261 (point)
Map sheet	TQ67SW
County	KENT
District	DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Works at Springhead, Kent: Park Corner Road, Pepperhill Café, Pepperhill Tunnel, South of the A2, West of Springhead Nursery (Unpublished document). SKE12265.

<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.

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--- SKE12265 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Works at Springhead, Kent: Park Corner Road, Pepperhill Café, Pepperhill Tunnel, South of the A2, West of Springhead Nursery.
<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.