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Monument record TQ 67 SW 374 - Romano British Ditch & Pits, Gravesend & North Kent Hospital
Summary
During excavations in 2004, Roman activity was recorded at this location represented by a ditch feature in the North-West corner of the site, a series of dateable pit features as well as an inhumation burial. Roman activity is also related to an initially Iron Age ditch at this location (see TQ 67 SW 378) which is recut and filled three times during this period.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 64431 74260 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SW |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- CONTRACTED INHUMATION (Roman - 50 AD to 80 AD)
- METAL WORKING SITE (Roman - 80 AD to 80 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 240 AD to 400 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 70 AD to 140 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
- POST HOLE (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
Full Description
Pre-Construct Arcaheology, 2004, Land at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital: an archaeological excavation. (Unpublished document). SKE54944.
<1> CgMs Consulting, May 2004, An archaeological evaluation at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Kent (Unpublished document). SWX12862.
<2> CgMs Consulting, August 2003, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment at at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital (Land at Gravesham Community Project) (Unpublished document). SWX12864.
<4> Pre-Construct Archaeology, March 2005, Land at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Gravesend, Kent: Post Excavation Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX12857.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE54944 Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Arcaheology. 2004. Land at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital: an archaeological excavation..
- <1> SWX12862 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. May 2004. An archaeological evaluation at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Kent.
- <2> SWX12864 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. August 2003. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment at at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital (Land at Gravesham Community Project).
- <4> SWX12857 Unpublished document: Pre-Construct Archaeology. March 2005. Land at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Gravesend, Kent: Post Excavation Assessment.
Finds (14)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 100 AD to 240 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 50 AD to 80 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 240 AD to 400 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 70 AD to 140 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 90 AD to 130 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 50 AD to 80 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital (Land at Gravesham Community Project) (Ref: DH/DP4208) (EWX9142)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital (Ref: KGER04) (EWX9174)
- Intrusive Event: Land at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital: an archaeological excavation., 2004 (Ref: Site code: KGEH04) (EKE21623)
- Intrusive Event: Post-excavation assessment of land at Gravesend and North Kent Hospital, Gravesend (Ref: KGEH 04) (EWX9134)
Record last edited
May 10 2022 3:03PM