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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1655 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Dene hole within property 10 in the Roman settlement, Springhead |
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Summary
Excavations in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002-3 identified a number of Romano-British property boundaries west of the Ebbsfleet. Within property 10 on the western side of Watling Street, a Roman dene hole was uncovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6161 7269 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Full description
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Excavations in advance of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002-3 identified a number of Romano-British property boundaries west of the Ebbsfleet. Within property 10 on the western side of Watling Street, a Roman dene hole was uncovered. It was located in the gap of a fence line surrounding the property and was subcircular in plan with vertical sides and in excess of 3.5 m deep. The upper fills of the dene hole contained pottery of late 3rd/4th century date. (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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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: #106430 dene hole, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1417 | Part of: 'Property 10' including blacksmiths workshop at Roman settlement, Springhead (Monument) |
