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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1573 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early Roman hearth and possible associated structural feature, Springhead |
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Summary
An early Roman hearth was discovered during excavations at Springhead in 2000-2002. a slot possibly representing an associated structural feature was also revealed. Both are located close to and are possibly associated with the Roman road leading to ritual pools located immediately to the north. (location acccurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6181 7257 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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An early Roman hearth was identified during escavations carried out at Springhead between 200 and 2002. it overlay the edge of the metalling on a road leading to ritual pools located a short distance to the north west, and was set within the angle formed by the final phase of a roadside ditch where the road turned to the south. Perhaps contemporary with hearth was a slot, possibly a structural feature which may have been part of a shelter associated with the hearth.(1-2)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report (Unpublished document). SKE31600.
<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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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. [Mapped feature: #106158 Hearth, ] |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Channel Tunel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1388 | Part of: Early Roman road leading to ritual pool, Springhead, Northfleet (Monument) |
