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Monument details

Summary

Excavation in 2000-2002 carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link found evidence of a rectangular enclosure associated with a mid Roman structure (possible portico). The location of the structure and associated enclosure indicates that it formed an integral part of the mid Roman Sanctuary complex. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• PIT (Roman - 150 AD? to 225 AD?)
• TREE THROW (Roman - 150 AD? to 225 AD?)

Associated Finds

• ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 150 AD? to 225 AD?)

Full description

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Excavation in 2000-2002 carried out as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link found evidence of a rectangular enclosure associated with a mid Roman structure (possible portico). The location of the structure and associated enclosure indicates that it formed an integral part of the mid Roman Sanctuary complex. The enclosure was represented by two possible fencelines giving an enclosed area measuring approximately 15 m by 10 m on the western side of the structure. A probable tree-throw hole situated centrally within it suggesting that a tree may have stood here and formed a focus within this area. (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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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.

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