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Monument record TR 15 NE 441 - Early medieval and medieval pits and postholes, Love Lane, Canterbury
Summary
Watching brief on excavation of basement to increase headroom. A number of intercutting cess/rubbish pits and post holes were found covering the mid 9th to early 12th centuries AD. At least three of the nine pits were cess pits. Most of the features contained small amounts of pottery, iron slag, animal bone, daub and oyster shell. The large number of features in such a small area suggests that the land here was either waste land or rear gardens to buildings fronting an early route way.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 15332 57646 (9m by 4m) (9 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR15NE |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An Archaeological Watching Brief during the reduction of the basement floor level at 6 Love Lane, Canterbury (Unpublished document). SKE11988.
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An Archaeological Watching Brief during the reduction of the basement floor level at 6 Love Lane, Canterbury (Unpublished document). Ske11988.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SKE11988 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. An Archaeological Watching Brief during the reduction of the basement floor level at 6 Love Lane, Canterbury.
- --- SKE11988 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2003. An Archaeological Watching Brief during the reduction of the basement floor level at 6 Love Lane, Canterbury.
Finds (7)
- OYSTER SHELL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD? to 1125 AD?)
- PATERA (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD? to 1175 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- DAUB (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- SLAG (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
- PEG TILE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 410 AD? to 1200 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief at 6 Love Lane, Canterbury, 2003 (Ref: Site Code: LLC-WB-02) (EKE14435)
Record last edited
Feb 15 2024 5:12PM