Monument record TR 15 NW 621 - Roman Roads, North Lane Carpark

Summary

Evaluation trenches revealed a number of features including medieval pits (TR 15 NW 623) and an Iron Age ditch (TR 15 NW 514) sealed by layers associated with a previously unknown Roman road running north-west to south-west In 1996 further excavation revealed moer of the road. After the backfilling of the earlier quarries (TR 15 NW 624) a road was driven across the site heading north east form the main Roman street at St. Dunstan's towards the present day St. Stephen's are where a number of Roman tile and pottery kilns are known. Initially the road was little more than an unmetalled track which, over time, formed a hollow way. The hollow seems to have been made deeper towards the south-west suggesting that the gradient had been made easier towards St. Dunstan's possibly for heavy loads travelling towards the main St. Dunstan's road. Eventually the road was metalled and seems to have been in use still in the later 3rd or even 4th century, although evidence is limited. Efforts to keep the track clear of deby seem to have stopped, but eventually a new smaller hollow way was formed on the same line. This too was metalled and was eventually abandoned in the 4th or possibly 5th century. Five later Roman , 4th century?, inhumations (TR 15 NW 625) were found adjancent to the road in a discrete group.

Location

Grid reference TR 14645 58270 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR15NW
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

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1996, Evaluation and Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury 1993 & 1996: Archive Report (Unpublished document). SKE11980.

1996, Evaluation and Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury 1993 & 1996: Archive Report (Unpublished document). Ske11980.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, St Stephen's Fields, Canterbury: archaeological evaluation/Report 1998/62. (Unpublished document). SKE8276.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, St Stephen's Fields, Canterbury: archaeological evaluation/Report 1998/62. (Unpublished document). Ske8276.

Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, Station Road West Canterbury, Archaeological Evaluation September 1998 (Unpublished document). SKE55605.

<1> Arch Cant. 1994, p.458. (OS Card Reference). SKE36465.

<1> Gipps, B., 1995, Research and Discoveries: Work by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust 1993 - 1994, Arch Cant. 1994, p.458. (Article in serial). SKE8265.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993, Archaeological Evaluation at the East Kent Road Car Company, Kirby's Lane (Unpublished document). SKE8103.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993, Evaluation at East Kent Road Car Company Site (Unpublished document). SKE8101.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury 1996 (Unpublished document). SKE8264.

<6> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1998, St Stephen's Fields, Canterbury: archaeological evaluation/Report 1998/62. (Unpublished document). SKE8276.

Sources/Archives (11)

  • --- Unpublished document: 1996. Evaluation and Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury 1993 & 1996: Archive Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: 1996. Evaluation and Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury 1993 & 1996: Archive Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. Station Road West Canterbury, Archaeological Evaluation September 1998.
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. St Stephen's Fields, Canterbury: archaeological evaluation/Report 1998/62..
  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. St Stephen's Fields, Canterbury: archaeological evaluation/Report 1998/62..
  • <1> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant. 1994, p.458..
  • <1> Article in serial: Gipps, B.. 1995. Research and Discoveries: Work by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust 1993 - 1994. Vol CXIV pages 457 - 466. Arch Cant. 1994, p.458..
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993. Archaeological Evaluation at the East Kent Road Car Company, Kirby's Lane.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993. Evaluation at East Kent Road Car Company Site.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1996. Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury 1996.
  • <6> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1998. St Stephen's Fields, Canterbury: archaeological evaluation/Report 1998/62..

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at East Kent Road Car Company Site (Ref: CAT Site code KL:93) (EKE5906)
  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Station Road West, Canterbury (Ref: SRW 2C 98) (EKE6010)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavations at North Lane, Canterbury (EKE6004)

Record last edited

Nov 1 2023 9:58AM