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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 97 SE 63
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Early Medieval Feature, Minster-in-Sheppey

Summary

A light pebble metalling of unclear function associated with the original abbey

Grid Reference:TQ 9550 7306
Map Sheet:TQ97SE
Parish:MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • FEATURE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD)

Full description

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A light pebble metalling of unclear function associated with the original abbey (TQ 97 SE 1).
Early to Mid Iron Age features (TQ 97 SE 61) and Late Iron Age to Roman features (TQ 97 SE 62) were also recorded during the archaeological works [1].
See also [2].
Further archaeological work on the site in 1999 recorded an undated pit, sealed by a probable post medieval buried ploughsoil, a small post medieval pit and a large twentieth century feature [3].


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1993, Minster Pumping Station Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE12334.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1995, Canterbury's Archaeology 1993 - 1994 (Article in serial). SKE12336.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2002, An Archaeological Watching Brief at the Former Pumping Station, Minster-in-Sheppey (Unpublished document). SKE12337.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1993. Minster Pumping Station Archaeological Evaluation.
<2>Article in serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1995. Canterbury's Archaeology 1993 - 1994.
<3>Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2002. An Archaeological Watching Brief at the Former Pumping Station, Minster-in-Sheppey.

Related records

TQ 97 SE 1Part of: St. Mary and St. Sexburga's, Minster-in-Sheppey (Monument)