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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 SE 41 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early Medieval Features, Minster Abbey Garden, Minster-in-Sheppey |
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Summary
Evaluation excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust for Canterbury Diocese and Southern Water. Due to the small scale of the excavation it was not possible to date features with any precision.
Evidence of early medieval-medieval activity was found across the site in the form of ditches, pits, flooring and metalling. One ditch aligns approximately with a ditch found at 29 Queen's Road by the Sheppey Archaeological Society (No further information on this site). Associated pottery finds suggest that early medieval occupation of the site may have begun in the late 5th century, before the establishment of the first nunnery, with low quantities of Ipswich type ware. Later occupation retates to the nearby Abbey (TQ 97 SE 1).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9558 7305 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97SE |
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| Parish: | MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD? (at some time))
- FLOOR (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD? (at some time))
- PATH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD? (at some time))
- PIT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD? (at some time))
Associated Finds
Full description
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Due to the small scale of the excavation it was not possible to date features with any precision. Evidence of early medieval-medieval activity was found across the site in the form of ditches, pits, flooring and metalling. One ditch aligns approximately with a ditch found at 29 Queen's Road by the Sheppey Archaeological Society (No further information on this site). Associated pottery finds suggest that early medieval occupation of the site may have begun in the late 5th century, before the establishment of the first nunnery. Generally early medieval pottery found dated to the 7th to mid 9th century, including low quantities of Ipswich type ware. Later occupation retates to the nearby Abbey (TQ 97 SE 1).(1)
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1995, Canterbury's Archaeology 1993 - 1994 (Article in serial). SKE12336.
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1995, Canterbury's Archaeology 1993 - 1994 (Article in serial). Ske12336.
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993 Aug, Minster Abbey Gardens - Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SWX6765.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1995. Canterbury's Archaeology 1993 - 1994. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993 Aug. Minster Abbey Gardens - Archaeological Evaluation. |
Related records
| TQ 97 SE 1 | Part of: St. Mary and St. Sexburga's, Minster-in-Sheppey (Monument) |
