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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1579 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible boundary or screen associated with early Roman structure, Springhead |
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Summary
In an area just to the north of the road which leads towards the Ritual pools, a boundary represented by a series of post holes was uncovered during excavations at Springhead between 2000 and 2002. It is possibly associated with a circular, clay floored structure situated nearby. (location acccurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6181 7259 |
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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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In an area just to the north of the road which leads towards the Ritual pools, a boundary represented by a series of post holes was uncovered during excavations at Springhead between 2000 and 2002.This is likely associated with a circular, clay floored structure which the possible boundary is close to and around part of the east side. There were two phases of fence line, approximately 15 m in length, which followed a slightly curvilinear alignment and were represented by a series of closely-spaced post-holes. This boundary, perhaps a screen, may have been of some significance for it was replaced by a similar, possibly more substantial fence in the same position when the Sanctuary complex was subsequently established on this part of the site. (1-2)
<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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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> Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report (Unpublished document). SKE31600.
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XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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: #106180 boundary, ] |
| <2> | 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 1578 | Part of: Multi phased early Roman structure, Springhead (Monument) |
