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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1151 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Neolithic Occupation Site, Hoo Flats, Hoo St. Werburgh |
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Summary
Mid to Late Neolithic occupation site lying on the edge of London clay and alluvium with extensive organic clay deposits lying above the alluvium. There is evidence of possible trackways lying on organic clay. The site is further characterised by ditches and peat filled channels. Other features comprise patches of burnt flint suggesting a hearth, animal bone, pottery and worked and struck flints were also identified. Further investigation is warranted.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 79883 71662 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OCCUPATION SITE (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
- BOWL (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2351 BC)
Full description
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An intertidal site tentatively identified as Late Neolithic was discovered on the Hoo Flats, River Medway in July 2004. The site lies on the junction of Tertiary (London) Clay and blue-grey alluvial deposits, while relict plastic (Lower) peat overlies the alluvium. Features associated with the site comprise the base of several pits(?) containing burnt flint cut into the London Clay, ditches, isolated lithics (including an axe thinning flake) and pottery fragments (including a flint-tempered plain bowl rim-sherd). These finds date the site to the Middle to Late Neolithic. A substantial number of roundwood timbers were noted as being set within the peat deposits, above the alluvium, in a rough alignment and are interpreted as being the remains of a possible trackway. The site has been highlighted as requiring further investigation particularly as it is subject to continued coastal erosion. However, the area is regularly monitored by the Upchurch Archaeological Research Group. No intrusive investigations were undertaken on the 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. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SE 122 | Parent of: Prehistoric site on Hoo Marsh, near Abbot's Court Wharf, Hoo St. Werburgh (Monument) |
