TQ 96 NW 1004 - Prehistoric settlement at Kemsley Fields

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Monument record TQ 96 NW 1004 - Prehistoric settlement at Kemsley Fields

Summary

Excavations at West and Centre Field, Kemsley Village, Sittingbourne, identified archaeological remains of the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age, indicating some form of marshside settlement at Kemsley between the 2nd and 1st millennia BC. Major activity on site dated from the middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age, with limited activity in the Iron Age and Roman periods. The corner of a medieval enclosure was also identified in the far north of the site along with two groups of unphased and not phased features. Features extend over a 500m wide area. The approximate extent of which is marked out in the grid refs below. The site is thought to extend to the north, as similar Mid-Late Bronze Age features have been recorded north of Ridham Avenue (TQ 96 NW 96 and 97).

Location

Grid reference	TQ 9111 6600 (point) Centred on
Map sheet	TQ96NW
Civil Parish	SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT
District	SWALE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

OCCUPATION SITE (In use roughly 1200BC - 500 BC, Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1600 BC to 401 BC)

Full Description

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Stratigraphic report of the Excavations at West Field and Centre Field and the accompanying Watching Brief up to Christmas 1999, Kemsley (Unpublished document). SKE12287.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2004, Stratigraphic Report: Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12288.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2004, Stratigraphic Report: Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne, Kent (Unpublished document). Ske12288.

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, An Archaeological Evaluation at Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne (Unpublished document). SWX6734.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, Interim Statement on the Excavation of West Field Kemsley TQ9100:6600 (Unpublished document). SWX6742.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, Interim Statement on the Excavation of Centre Field, Kemsley TQ 9100 6600 (Unpublished document). SWX6745.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources/Archives (8)

--- SKE12287 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Stratigraphic report of the Excavations at West Field and Centre Field and the accompanying Watching Brief up to Christmas 1999, Kemsley.
--- SKE12287 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Stratigraphic report of the Excavations at West Field and Centre Field and the accompanying Watching Brief up to Christmas 1999, Kemsley.
--- SKE12288 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2004. Stratigraphic Report: Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne, Kent.
--- SKE12288 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2004. Stratigraphic Report: Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne, Kent.
<1> SWX6734 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. An Archaeological Evaluation at Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne.
<2> SWX6742 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. Interim Statement on the Excavation of West Field Kemsley TQ9100:6600.
<3> SWX6745 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. Interim Statement on the Excavation of Centre Field, Kemsley TQ 9100 6600.
<4> SWX12121 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.

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Related Events/Activities (6)

Intrusive Event: Excavations at West Field and Centre Field, Kemsley (EKE8591)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne (Ref: KFS:98) (EWX6600)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at centre field, Kemsley (EWX6599)
Intrusive Event: Excavation of West Field, Kemsley. TQ9100:6600 (Ref: KFSEX98:WF) (EWX6598)
Intrusive Event: Stratigraphic Report on Kemsley Fields, Sittingbourne (Ref: C.A.T. 2004/52) (EKE8592)
Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year One (Ref: 56750) (EWX8437)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2010 11:44AM