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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NW 125 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Iron Age Roman EM occupation |
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Summary
Iron Age, Roman, Saxon settlement features recorded during excavations on the Marlowe 3 site between November 1979 and May 1980. The Iron Age features comprised a group of clay extraction pits, overlain by a large post timber building. This was demolished to make way for a Flavian street and a complex of timber buildings. The Saxon features comprised three sunken-floored huts and a 10th century a cellared building.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1494 5769 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- CLAY PIT (PIT, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BATHS (BATHS, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HOUSE (HOUSE, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GRUBENHAUS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 450 AD to 999 AD)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument KENT 325 |
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Full description
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(TR 14945769) Belgic, Roman, Saxon occupation deposits found during excavations on the Marlowe 3 site between November 1979 and May 1980. The earliest levels revealed a group of Belgic clay extraction pits, overlain by a large post timber building. This was demolished to make way for a Flavian street and a complex of timber buildings. The rear of the Public Baths complex (see TR 15 NW 283) was also excavated. A narrow lane and timber fence separated the public baths from a large 2nd century town house (TR 15 NW 165). Overlying these levels were the remains of timber buildings. Saxon occupation was limited to three sunken-floored huts, though during the 10th century a cellared building was cut into the Palaestra of the public baths. In common with other areas in the Marlowe Car Park many of the Roman walls were robbed during the 11th and 12th centuries. (1-5)
<1> Cant Arch Trust Ann Rep 1979-80 6 9-11 (K Blockley) (OS Card Reference). SKE38494.
<2> Brit 11 1980 401 (FO Grew) (OS Card Reference). SKE38300.
<3> Med Arch 1980 225-227 plan (L Webster and J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46744.
<4> Current Arch 80 7 No 9 Dec 1981 269-75 (OS Card Reference). SKE39525.
<5> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Cant Arch Trust Ann Rep 1979-80 6 9-11 (K Blockley). |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Brit 11 1980 401 (FO Grew). [Mapped feature: #43698 Occupation, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Med Arch 1980 225-227 plan (L Webster and J Cherry). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Current Arch 80 7 No 9 Dec 1981 269-75. |
| <5> | Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. |
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