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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 1554
Type of record:Monument
Name:Western Roman Complex, Ebbsfleet Valley Sports Ground - Small rectangular enclosure

Summary

An early 2nd - mid 3rd century site known as the Western Roman Complex. There are no stone-built structures, but a quantity of tile was found in ditch fills and there is evidence for a possible foundation gully or eaves-drip. Possible evidence of domestic use includes oven built from re-used roofing tiles.

Location accurate to 2m based on available information.


Grid Reference:TQ 6139 7413
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • ENCLOSURE (Roman - 100 AD? to 250 AD? (at some time))
  • SITE (Roman - 100 AD? to 250 AD? (at some time))

Full description

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A relatively small rectangular enclosure (20292), orientated NW–SE and measuring 14.8 m in length by 6.9 m in width, was established after oven 20748 had gone out of use, cutting both the oven and enclosure ditch 20286.(2)

Location accurate to 2m based on available information.


<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

<2> 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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003. Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement.
<2>Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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.

Related records

TQ 67 SW 303Part of: Western Roman Complex, Ebbsfleet Valley Sports Ground (Monument)