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Monument details

Summary

During evaluation trenching and excavation ahead of development at Springhead, a number of mid-late Iron Age features were uncovered including several post holes which represent the former site of a rectangular structure. This was positioned within a large Iron Age enclosure. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• STRUCTURE (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• SHERD (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

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During evaluation trenching and excavation ahead of development at Springhead, a number of mid-late Iron Age features were uncovered including several post holes which represent the former site of a rectangular structure. This was positioned within a large Iron Age enclosure. The evidence for this feature comprised 6 post holes in three pairs each pair 2m apart. It was 4.6m in length and 1.9m wide. No post pipes or evidence or post packing were identified in any of the post holes and only a very small amount of Iron Age pottery was located in association with the structure. The small size of the structure suggests that it is unlikely to represent a domestic structure, an ancillary function, perhaps for crop storage is suggested. (1)

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at Springhead Quarter (Phase II), Northfleet, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report and Updated Project design (Unpublished document).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

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2004, Springhead Quarter Ebbsfleet, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE12271.

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