Monument record TR 34 NW 246 - Early Medieval Farmstead or Hamlet Site, Church Whitfield

Summary

During work on the Whitfield- Eastry bypass the remains of an early medieval settlement were found overlaying two earlier Iron Age sites (TR 34 NW 222 & 224). The site comprised a number of structures, two timber halls and a number of sunken huts. Pottery from the site was dated to c.575 - 700 AD.

Location

Grid reference TR 31362 45831 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR34NW
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WHITFIELD, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Whitfield-Eastry Bypass 1995: Assessment Report on Excavations at Site 2 (Church Whitfield Crossroad) (Unpublished document). SKE12079.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, A256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road: Report on the Archaeological Evaluations 1994 (Unpublished document). SKE12037.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994, 256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road: Report on Archaeological Evaluations 1992-1993 (Unpublished document). SKE8356.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1996. Whitfield-Eastry Bypass 1995: Assessment Report on Excavations at Site 2 (Church Whitfield Crossroad).
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. A256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road: Report on the Archaeological Evaluations 1994.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994. 256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road: Report on Archaeological Evaluations 1992-1993.

Finds (8)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: A256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road (EKE8299)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Evaluation of A256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road, Dover (EKE6073)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Whitfield-Eastry Bypass, Site 2 (Church Whitfield Crossroads) (EKE8364)

Related Thematic Articles (1)

Record last edited

Aug 6 2007 3:27PM