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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SE 1219 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Romano-British saltworks, Sharpness Saltings |
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Summary
Romano-British pottery, animal bone and briquetage deposits, Sharpness Saltings.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 85680 72330 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SE |
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| Parish: | UPCHURCH, SWALE, 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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Extensive Romano-British pottery, animal bone and briquetage deposit on clay foreshore. The material is derived from the adjacent marsh edge where in situ burning can be seen sealing grey alluvial clay with oyster shell. No structural features were identified. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
