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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SW 1133 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Peat deposits with Romano-British pottery, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham |
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Summary
Exposed peat bed with Romano-British pottery found within it. An area of burnt clay and animal bone has also been found in the vicinity. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 82021 70610 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SW |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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Exposed bed of peat with Romano-British pottery within it. The pottery is patterned with grooves, also further plain ware pottery, burnt clay in vicinity and area of in situ burnt clay and animal bone. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
