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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 1511
Type of record:Monument
Name:Late iron age to early/middle Roman activity west of Northfleet Roman villa, Northfleet - Iron Age gully

Summary

Excavations associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail lin from 1997 to 2001 discovered extensive evidence of a Roman villa complex at Northfleet (see TQ 67 SW 38).

Excavations found limited evidence of iron age activity to the north-west of Northfleet Roman villa. This consisted of a single gully orientated north-west to south-east and three pits accompanied by a small number of late iron age or early Roman pot sherds (source 1 p135).


Grid Reference:TQ 6140 7413
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • GULLY (Late Iron Age to Roman - 50 BC to 70 AD)

Full description

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Excavations associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail lin from 1997 to 2001 discovered extensive evidence of a Roman villa complex at Northfleet (see TQ 67 SW 38).

Excavations found limited evidence of iron age activity to the north-west of Northfleet Roman villa. This consisted of a single gully orientated north-west to south-east and three pits accompanied by a small number of late iron age or early Roman pot sherds (source 1 p135).

The ephemeral late iron age - early Roman activity was superceded by c. AD 120 by a large 'L' shaped ditch that may have represented part of an enclosure. Two parallel possible boundary ditches ran noth-east to south-west a short distasnce ot the south. These contained Roman pottery including samian ware and Thameside/Upchurch grey ware dating to c. AD 120/30. A group of 4 pits also dated to this period.

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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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.

<2> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 1 Report (Unpublished document). SKE12220.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet Kent, ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evalaution: Volume 2 Appendices (Unpublished document). SKE12221.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 3 Figures and Plates (Unpublished document). SKE12222.

<5> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

<6> 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.

<7> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 2: Late Iron Age to Roman Finds Reports (Monograph). SKE32435.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: 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.
<2>Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 1 Report.
<3>Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet Kent, ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evalaution: Volume 2 Appendices.
<4>Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1997. The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 3 Figures and Plates.
<5>Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003. Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement.
<6>Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 2001. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Ebbsfleet Sports Ground, Northfleet, ARC ESG00, Phase 2 Evaluation Archaeological Works Fieldwork Report Final.
<7>Monograph: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. Volume 2: Late Iron Age to Roman Finds Reports.

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