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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1687 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval pit Near Springhead Nursery, Springhead |
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Summary
A sub rectangular pit was uncovered during excavations associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2001-2003. It was situated adjacent to a medieval ditch and they are possibly associated. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6157 7279 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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A sub rectangular pit was uncovered during excavations 2001-2003. It was situated adjacent to a medieval ditch and they are possibly associated. The pit measured 3.5m by 2.3m and survived to a depth of 0.4m its function is not clear but it contained a small quantity of Medieval pottery. (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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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: #106820 pit, ] |
