Source/Archive record (Monograph) SKE53449 - Thanet's Longest Excavation: Archaeological Investigations Along the Route of the Weatherless - Margate - Broadstairs Wastewater Pipeline
| Title | Thanet's Longest Excavation: Archaeological Investigations Along the Route of the Weatherless - Margate - Broadstairs Wastewater Pipeline |
|---|---|
| Author/Originator | Wessex Archaeology |
| Date/Year | 2008 |
Abstract/Summary
Report detailing the excavations undertaken in advance of the Margate and Broadstairs Urban Wastewater Treatment Scheme (UWTS) on the Isle of Thanet, Kent. The programme of archaeological works consisted of an integrated strategy of desk-based assessment utilising aerial photography analysis, and field evaluation incorporating geophysical survey, machine cut trenches, boreholes, and hand dug test pits. Following evaluation, excavations were undertaken where appropriate, and a watching brief was maintained during the pipe installation in particular locations along the route During the course of the pipeline investigations, 13 ‘sites’ or ‘areas’ of archaeological significance were identified and excavated. Thiis report deals with nine of these.
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Description
Forms part of monograph - Kentish Sites and Sites of Kent - A miscellany of four archaeological excavations produced by Wessex Archaeology in 2009 (Wessex Archaeology Report 24) pp 57-172
Location
Kent County Council Heritage 2014/463
Referenced Monuments (18)
- TR 36 SW 1335 Anglo Saxon Sunken Featured Building, Cottington Road (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2680 Bronze Age Ring Ditch along route of Margate to Weatherless Hill pipeline (Area 3) (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2681 Collection of ditches along route of Margate to Weatherless Hill pipeline (Area 7) (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 144 Cropmark of ring ditch, east of Broadley Road (Monument)
- TR 37 SE 1479 Ditches - possibly part of a Later prehistoric field system along the route of the Margate to Weatherless Hill pipeline (Area 1-D) (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2607 Early Neolithic mortuary Monument, Broadley Road Margate (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2684 Early Roman cremation cemetery discovered during pipeline trenching near Coldswood Road (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2682 Large multi period pit discovered during pipeline trenching near Joss Bay (Monument)
- TR 37 SE 1479 Late Iron age and Roman features along the route of the Margate to Weatherless Hill pipeline (Area D) (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2683 Late Iron Age/Roman field system discovered during pipeline trenching near Coldswood Road (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2610 Linear features and ditches representing part of Medieval enclosures (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 452 Linear features possibly forming part of a Romano-British rectilinear field system, Star Lane (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2609 Medieval features, including possible bakery building, Star Lane (Monument)
- TR 37 SE 1480 Part of a possible late Iron Age/Roman hollow way and group of pits discovered along Marine Drive (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2685 Possible holloway discovered during pipeline trenching near Coldswood Road (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 2608 Possible mortuary related deposit of Bronze Age date, Star Lane (Monument)
- TR 36 NE 451 Rectilinear field system, possibly Roman or Medieval in date, along route of Margate to Weatherless Hill pipeline (Area 3) (Monument)
- TR 37 SE 1478 Roman ditch along the route of the Margate to Weatherless Hill pipeline (Area 1-2) (Monument)
Referenced Events (10)
- EKE13336 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005)
- EKE25885 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 1-2 Margate Headworks to Broadstairs Headworks
- EKE25886 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 1-D
- EKE24585 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 3 Broadley Road
- EKE25883 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 7
- EKE24590 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 8 Star Lane
- EKE24593 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 9 (north) Coldswood Road
- EKE24594 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area 9 (South) Coldswood Road
- EKE25887 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Area D
- EKE25905 Excavation of area prior to pipe installation, Margate to Broadstairs (2005) - Joss Bay
Record last edited
Mar 2 2026 8:02PM