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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 1613 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval Occupation, 47 Burgate Street (now 46) |
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Summary
Excavations were undertaken from road level behind the basement; the main features seen were the footings and walls of a substantial late Medieval building. These overlay and cut into a curious structure of concreted gravel about 1.83m deep and interpreted as the footings of a building of Roman date. It was cut by Medieval pits, a well, and a Medieval basement.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1504 5780 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OCCUPATION SITE (Medieval - 1101 AD to 1200 AD)
Full description
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Excavation was undertaken in the basement of the site of 47 Burgate and on high ground to the rear of the premises during 1946-7 by CEC. The excavations in the cellar revealed a series of layers of Roman date. The deposits appear to relate to successive periods from the 1st to the 4th century. Partly overlying a deep rubbish pit traces of wood associated with numerous large nails, post-holes and other evidence, suggested the remains of a wooded building, dated by pottery and other finds to the 1st century. The pit contained a large amount of furrowed ware, and fragments of Samian, some bearing the stamps of various Claudian potters. A child's skeleton dating to the beginning of the third century was also found at a depth of 84cn below the cellar floor. A Roman well and gravel trackway were also identified.
Excavations were also undertaken from road level behind the basement (in Burgate?) the main features seen were the footings and walls of a substantial late Medieval building. These overlay and cut into a curious structure of concreted gravel about 1.83m deep and interpreted as the footings of a building of Roman date. It was cut by Medieval pits, a well, and a Medieval basement.
Tomlinson, F. W., 1947, Canterbury Excavation Committee (Monograph). SKE30423.
Jenkins, F. & Boyle, J., 1948, Summary of Excavations carried out by F. Jenkins and J. Boyle 1946-8 (Unpublished document). SKE30852.
Jenkins, F, 1951, Roman Canterbury: An Account of the Excavations in Burgate in 1946-48 (No. 5) (Serial). SKE30851.
Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Monograph: Tomlinson, F. W.. 1947. Canterbury Excavation Committee. |
| --- | Unpublished document: Andrews, G.. 1985. The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment. |
| --- | Serial: Jenkins, F. 1951. Roman Canterbury: An Account of the Excavations in Burgate in 1946-48 (No. 5). |
| --- | Unpublished document: Jenkins, F. & Boyle, J.. 1948. Summary of Excavations carried out by F. Jenkins and J. Boyle 1946-8. |
