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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 1670
Type of record:Monument
Name:Group of early Bronze Age post holes representing possible tripod stucture, Springhead

Summary

During excavations ahead of development at Springhead an area of early Bronze Age activity was identified. Within this were a group of three post holes, their layout suggests a possible tripod structure measuring c.4m by c.5m (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Grid Reference:TQ 6197 7279
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • POST HOLE (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

Associated Finds

  • BURNT FLINT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
  • SHERD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)

Full description

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During excavations ahead of development at Springhead an area of early Bronze Age activity was identified. Within this were a group of three post holes, their layout suggests a possible tripod structure measuring c.4m by c.5m. The post holes were all circular and measured between 0.4m and 0.5m in diameter and between 0.1 and 0.24 in depth. Two of the post holes contained small amounts of worked a burnt flint, and one contained a decorated Beaker body sherd. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Investigations at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design (Unpublished document). SKE17943.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYUnpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2008. Archaeological Investigations at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design. [Mapped feature: #106649 post holes, ]

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