Monument record TQ 67 SW 1458 - Early Medieval tidal watermill pond spillway

Summary

Pond spillway associated with the nearby Early Medieval tidal watermill. The spillway connected a backwater that was used as the mill pond with the river Ebbsfleet and was used to help control the level of water in the millpond and the flow through the watermill. Location accurate to 2m based on available information.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6154 7414 (14m by 23m)
Map sheet TQ67SW
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

<2> Rail Link Engineering, 2003, CTRL SECTION 2: ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAMME EBBSFLEET MILL - PROVISIONAL REPORT ON THE RECORDING, SAMPLING AND CLEANING OF THE ANGLO-SAXON AND ROMAN TIMBERS (Unpublished document). SKE12258.

<3> 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.

<4> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 4: Saxon and Later Finds and Environmental Reports (Monograph). SKE32437.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003. Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rail Link Engineering. 2003. CTRL SECTION 2: ARCHAEOLOGY PROGRAMME EBBSFLEET MILL - PROVISIONAL REPORT ON THE RECORDING, SAMPLING AND CLEANING OF THE ANGLO-SAXON AND ROMAN TIMBERS.
  • <3> 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.
  • <4> Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 4: Saxon and Later Finds and Environmental Reports.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (9)

  • 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: Recording, Sampling and Cleaning of the Early Medieval Ebbsfleet Mill and Roman Timbers, Swanscombe, Dartford (Ref: 342-RMA-RLEVC-0007-AA) (EKE8561)

Record last edited

Jul 24 2019 11:49AM