Monument record TQ 66 NE 109 - Late Bronze Age settlement, Cobham Golf Course

Summary

The remains of a Late Bronze Age settlement, represented by pits, post holes and ditches, recorded during excavation work in association with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 1998.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6918 6950 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ66NE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Evidence for a late Bronze Age settlement comprising a concentration of pits, postholes and ditches. These features contained pottery identified as Late Bronze Age as well as less precisely datable perforated clay slabs, loom weights, burnt and struck flint. One small pit [137] contained a large assemblage of many joining sherds and partially complete vessels. Only the bases of the pits and post holes had survived subsequent medieval or post medieval ploughing. Among pottery of middle or late Bronze Age date were fragments of briquetage possibly for boiling brine and perforated clay slabs possibly connected with cooking. A single, very hard fine grained laminated piece of sandstone may have been used in food preparation as a pestle. Loom weight fragments indicate weaving activity. This settlement area appears to be roughly defined to the north by a middle Bronze Age ditch and possible road (TQ 67 NW 383). However cutting through this ditch and road feture was a further ditch containing late Bronze Age pottery. (1-10)


CgMs Consulting, May 2004, Archaeological Desk Based Assesment of Land at Stuart Road, Gravesend, Kent (Unpublished document). SWX12856.

<1> CgMs Consulting, May 2004, Archaeological Desk Based Assesment of Land at Stuart Road, Gravesend, Kent (Unpublished document). SWX12856.

<2> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, Radiocarbon dates from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16490.

<3> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Later Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL (Unpublished document). SKE16486.

<4> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, Radiocarbon dates from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16490.

<5> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2005, The Early Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL (Unpublished document). SKE16485.

<6> OWA (Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture), 2006, Prehistoric Worked Flint from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16489.

<7> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, Cobham Park Golf Course, Cobham, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE7066.

<8> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, Prehistoric Worked Flint from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Unpublished document). SKE16596.

<9> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Later Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL (Unpublished document). SKE16486.

<10> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The prehistoric and post-medieval landscapes at Cobham Golf Course, Cobham, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17912.

Sources/Archives (11)

  • --- Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. May 2004. Archaeological Desk Based Assesment of Land at Stuart Road, Gravesend, Kent.
  • <1> Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. May 2004. Archaeological Desk Based Assesment of Land at Stuart Road, Gravesend, Kent.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. Radiocarbon dates from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Later Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. Radiocarbon dates from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2005. The Early Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL.
  • <6> Unpublished document: OWA (Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture). 2006. Prehistoric Worked Flint from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Kent.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. Cobham Park Golf Course, Cobham, Kent Archaeological Evaluation Report.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. Prehistoric Worked Flint from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.
  • <9> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Later Prehistoric Pottery from Excavations Along Section 1 of the CTRL.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The prehistoric and post-medieval landscapes at Cobham Golf Course, Cobham, Kent.

Finds (7)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Cobham Golf Course excavation (Ref: ARC CGC 98) (EKE5207)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Area 330 (Zone 5) Cobham Golf Course (ARC CGC 98) (Ref: Contract S/300/0052 P381) (EWX9128)

Record last edited

Oct 11 2012 3:28PM