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Summary

As part of the Northfleet Roman villa complex, a large aisled structure was constructed c. 60m west of the main villa, probably in the 3rd century. It was 14m wide and at least 28m long and comprised masonry walls and two lines of internal post holes. (1)

The walls of this structure were flint, measuring 0.60m wide and 0.40m remaining in height (3 courses). Mortar was used for one of the walls and the stone of the other two walls was not bonded but set within sand and gravel. The walls had unmortared flint footings 0.30m deep and between 0.60m and 1m wide. The constructino trenches were cut into older colluvial deposits. The north-east corner of the building had been robbed out. The south-eastern part of the building was not within the excavation area.

Location accurate to 1m based on available information.

Monument Types

• WALL (Roman - 200 AD to 260 AD)

Full description

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As part of the Northfleet Roman villa complex, a large aisled structure was constructed c. 60m west of the main villa, probably in the 3rd century. It was 14m wide and at least 28m long and comprised masonry walls and two lines of internal post holes. (1)

The walls of this structure were flint, measuring 0.60m wide and 0.40m remaining in height (3 courses). Mortar was used for one of the walls and the stone of the other two walls was not bonded but set within sand and gravel. The walls had unmortared flint footings 0.30m deep and between 0.60m and 1m wide. The constructino trenches were cut into older colluvial deposits. The north-east corner of the building had been robbed out. The south-eastern part of the building was not within the excavation area.

Location accurate to 1m based on available information.

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document). SKE31245.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 1 Report (Unpublished document). SKE12220.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet Kent, ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evalaution: Volume 2 Appendices (Unpublished document). SKE12221.

<5> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 3 Figures and Plates (Unpublished document). SKE12222.

<6> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

<7> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2001, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Ebbsfleet Sports Ground, Northfleet, ARC ESG00, Phase 2 Evaluation Archaeological Works Fieldwork Report Final (Unpublished document). SKE12227.

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