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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SW 1135 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Possible Romano-British saltworks, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham |
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Summary
Localised concentration of pottery and briquetage and animal bone, probably representing the remains of a saltworking site. The pottery assembalge dated to the Iron Age and Roman period. Identified during a coastal survey in 2004.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 81978 70616 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SW |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SALT WORKS? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
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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Localised concentration of pottery and briquetage and animal bone. The pottery dates to both the Iron Age and Romano-British periods with coarse inclusions. A probable saltings site may be a continuation of similar sites nearby. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
