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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1555 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Western Roman Complex, Ebbsfleet Valley Sports Ground - Large pit |
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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 6141 7411 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Roman - 100 AD to 250 AD)
- SITE (Roman - 100 AD? to 250 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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A large pit (20776), contemporary with enclosure 20292 or oven 20748 was cut into enclosure ditch 20673.(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 Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document).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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2003.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 | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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 303 | Part of: Western Roman Complex, Ebbsfleet Valley Sports Ground (Monument) |