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Monument details

Summary

In Trench O six pits were excavated, three were found to be Roman. The other three pits yielded Saxon pottery. Five more pits were excavated in Trench P, three were found to be Roman and finds included iron slag and lumps of Kentish Ragstone. One of the other pits was possibly Saxon.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 1050 AD? to 1150 AD?)
• PIT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon to Medieval - 1050 AD? to 1150 AD?)

Full description

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In December 1947 The Canterbury Excavation Committee dug two trenches on the sites of the current 10 and 12 St George's Street, the trenches were coded CXI O and P.

In Trench O six pits were excavated, three were found to be Roman. Pottery, tile, shell and a coin were found. The other three pits yielded Saxon pottery.
The brick walls of the cellar rested on flint footing, but it was uncertain whether the two were of different dates.

Five more pits were excavated in Trench P, three were found to be Roman and finds included iron slag and lumps of Kentish Ragstone. One of the other pits was possibly Saxon, maybe a cellar, whilst the last pit yielded Medieval pottery sherds dated to between 1050 and 1150.

Frere, S. S and Stow, S., 1983, Excavations in the St. George's Street and Burgate Street Areas. (Monograph). SKE29967.

Andrews, G., 1985, The Archaeology of Canterbury: An Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE30429.

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