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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SW 1109 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British saltmaking site, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham |
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Summary
Romano-British material found on a beach; briquetage, pottery and animal bone. The pottery included abraded samian, courseware and locally manufactured types. Possibly saltmaking site. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 80852 70661 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SW |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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Late Iron Age and Romano-British pottery (including abraded samian, courseware and locally manufactured material) on foreshore associated with degraded briquetage and animal bone suggestive of a saltworking site. (1)
<1> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report. |
