Monument record TQ 97 SE 50 - Late Bronze Age Settlement, Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Sheppey

Summary

A late Bronze Age settlement consisting of four enclosures, three curved, one over 100m in diameter, and one rectangular. The last enclosure contained pit/posthole features which possibly represent three structures. To the north-east is a cremation cemetery possibly associated. The site excavated extends over 400 m (north-south) and 140 m (east-west), and probably beyond.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 9777 7215 (243m by 371m) Centred on
Map sheet TQ97SE
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Wessex Archaeology, 2000, Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report (Unpublished document). SKE12298.

<1> Archaeology South-East, 1999, An Archaeological Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12325.

<2> Archaeology South-East, 2000, Archaeological investigations at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Draft Proposals for Future Work (Unpublished document). SKE12602.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication (Unpublished document). SKE12297.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2000. Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 1999. An Archaeological Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2000. Archaeological investigations at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Draft Proposals for Future Work.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication.

Finds (5)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (6)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Sheppey (Ref: KIF99) (EKE8630)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation (Area B1), Kingsborough Manor (Ref: 46792.2) (EKE8903)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey (Ref: 1067) (EKE8898)
  • Intrusive Event: Excavation on Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey (Ref: 46792.1) (EKE8604)
  • Intrusive Event: Phase 2, Stage II evaluation of Kingsborough Manor, Isle of Sheppey (EKE12153)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching Brief at Kingsborough Manor, Eastchurch Sheppey (Ref: 46792.2) (EKE8602)

Related Thematic Articles (1)

Record last edited

Sep 21 2016 4:58PM