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Monument details

HER Number:	TR 26 NE 165
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Sunken floored hut at Sarre

Summary

A sunken featured building was discovered near St. Giles Church to the east of Sarre. The structure had a post hole at each end but no trace of an occupation layer was found over the floor. A section through the accumlated deposits in the hut suggested a staged infill, possibly caused by sporadic dumping. This infill contained animal bone, shells and large fragments of Romano-British tile and worn pot sherds in Iron Age Belgic fabrics. An iron buckle of typical Jutish form was found on the hut floor. Two shallow ditches were also identified at the site and whilst one contained no finds, the other yielded 16th and 17th century pottery, a Jetton token and a Rose farthing of Charles I (see TR 26 NE 239).

Grid Reference:	TR 2631 6502
Map Sheet:	TR26NE
Parish:	SARRE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

GRUBENHAUS (Abandoned, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD? to 900 AD? (at some time))
DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1700 AD (at some time))

Associated Finds

BUCKLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 700 AD? to 799 AD?)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1700 AD?)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1625 AD? to 1749 AD?)

Full description

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A sunken featured building was discovered with a post hole at the centre of each end. Although cut into a 1 in 13 slope the floor was level.. The hut floor measured 4.4m by 3.12m and was 0.60m deep. The post holes were c.40m in diameter and tapered to a depth of 0.80m No trace of an occupation layer was found over the floor. A section through the fill of the hut suggested a staged infill, perhaps by sporadic dumping. The infill contained animal bone, shells and large fragments of RB tile and worn pot sherds in IA Belgic fabrics. An iron buckle of typical Jutish form was found on the hut floor. 2 shallow ditches were located, 1 contained no finds, the other yielded C16 and 17 pot sherds, a Jetton token and a Rose farthing of Charles I. (1)

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Sarre First Time Drainage Scheme, Thanet arch. Trust, 1991. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>	Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Sarre First Time Drainage Scheme, Thanet arch. Trust, 1991..