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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 87 SW 1104 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Iron Age/Romano British saltworking and butchery site, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham |
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Summary
Late Iron Age/Romano-British pottery, animal bone and briquetage. Interpreted as the remains of a saltworking and butchery site. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.
Grid Reference: | TQ 82059 70668 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ87SW |
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Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SALT WORKS (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- BRIQUETAGE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
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Abundance of Late Iron Age / Romano-British pottery, animal bone and briquetage indicative of saltworking and butchery. (1)
Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.
Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | --- | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report. |