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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SW 1122
Type of record:Monument
Name:Late Iron Age/Romano-British saltworking site, Burntwick Island, Gillingham

Summary

Continuation of a late Iron Age/Romano-British saltworking site on Burntwick Island. The finds included fine and coarseware pottery as well as briquestage and animal bone. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.


Grid Reference:TQ 81002 70699
Map Sheet:TQ87SW
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
  • BRIQUETAGE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)

Full description

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Continuation of late Iron Age / Romano-British saltworking site, comprising finewares, coarsewares, animal bone and briquetage.(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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.