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Monument details

Summary

An excavation in 1991 by the Sheppey Archaeological Society at Falcon Gardens, possibly No.7, uncovered an assemblage of ceramic and small finds in a ditch dating to around the mid-7th to mid-9th century including imported wares.

Monument Types

• DITCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD? (between))

Associated Finds

• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
• VESSEL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 650 AD? to 850 AD?)
• VESSEL (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 700 AD? to 899 AD?)
• COIN (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 732 AD? to 766 AD?)

Full description

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An excavation in 1991 by the Sheppey Archaeological Society at Falcon Gardens, possibly No.7, uncovered an assemblage of ceramic and small finds dating to around the mid-7th to mid-9th century including imported wares associated with a ditch possibly connected with the early medieval Minster Abbey (TQ 97 SE 1). The finds included imported Ipswich and continental wares, copper alloy pins, glass vessels and an 8th century coin. No further information on the site or any features found. (1-2)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1995, Canterbury's Archaeology 1993 - 1994 (Article in serial). SKE12336.

<2> Gardiner, Mark, 2000, Excavations at Minster in Sheppey, Kent 1999 by Queen's University Belfast (Unpublished document). SKE12484.

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