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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1609 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible screen or Ancillery structure associated with Mid-Roman temple building, Springhead, Northfleet |
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Summary
Excavation in 2000-2002 identified the possible site of a screen or ancillery structure associated with a Roman temple, probably dating to the mid 2nd century. The temple continued in use probably until the early 3rd century. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6180 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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Excavation in 2000-2002 identified the possible site of a screen or ancillery structure associated with a Roman temple, probably dating to the mid 2nd century. The temple continued in use probably until the early 3rd century. It consisted of a T-shaped arrangement of shallow slots and a possible post-hole. (1)
<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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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: #106321 structure, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1391 | Part of: Mid-Roman temple building, Springhead, Northfleet (Monument) |
