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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NW 205
Type of record:Monument
Name:Late Bronze Age enclosure (enclosure A24) and structures, Highstead, near Chislet

Summary

Excavations by the Canterbury Archaeological Trust from 1975 - 1977 found an extensive multi-period landscape. One of the areas of interest was enclosure A24. This late Bronze Age enclosure had four entrances. Within it were a number of concentrations of features including hearths or fire-pits, probably associated with two structures. Groups of pits or postholes may indicate further sub-division of the enclosure. Some evidence for metalworking was also found.

Grid Reference:TR 21548 65976
Map Sheet:TR26NW
Parish:CHISLET, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • ENCLOSURE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • GULLY (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • HEARTH? (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

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Excavations by the Canterbury Archaeological Trustfrom 1975 - 1977 found an extensive prehistoric landscape. One of the areas of interest was enclosure A24. This late bronze age enclosure had four entrances. Within it were a number of concentrations of features including hearths or fire-pits, probably associated with two structures. Groups of pits or postholes may indicate further sub-division of the enclosure. Some evidence for metalworking was also found.

This record needs enhancing and the rest of the discoveries at the site are not yet on the HER.(1)


<1> Paul Bennett, Peter Couldrey and Nigel Macpherson-Grant, 2007, Highstead, near Chislet, Kent: excavations 1975-1977 (Bibliographic reference). SKE13691.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Bibliographic reference: Paul Bennett, Peter Couldrey and Nigel Macpherson-Grant. 2007. Highstead, near Chislet, Kent: excavations 1975-1977.

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