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ID:SKE12420
Title:An Archaeological Watching Brief along the line of the Southern Water Relief Drain, St. Margaret's Street, Rochester
Originator:Canterbury Archaeological Trust
Date:2004
Summary:This report details observations made during a watching brief on the trenching for a new relief drain running from St. Margaret's Mews to the Priors gate within the Precinct of Rochester Cathedral. Three phases of activity were identified. The earliest features were a number of pits of probable Roman or Anglo Saxon date. Towards the western end of the trench, a fragment of the foundations of the medieval town wall was recorded. Above this and recorded along the entire length of the trench were a series of postmedieval levelling layers interspersed with patches of flint cobbled surfaces.

Associated Monuments

TQ 76 NW 358Post medieval levelling layers found between St. Margaret's Mews and the Prior's Gate, Rochester (Monument) ()
TQ 76 NW 531PRIORS GATE (Listed Building) ()
TQ 76 NW 357Surviving fragments of the medieval town and precinct wall, Rochester (Monument) ()
TQ 76 NW 356Three pits of probable Roman or early medieval date, just south of Prior's Gate, Rochester (Monument) ()