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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1714 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible site of timber structures within Roman enclosure, Swanscombe |
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Summary
During excavations carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of development at Swanscombe Community School, a series of small pits and post holes were uncovered within the walls of a Roman enclosure. These may represent the former site of timber buildings. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6085 7391 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Roman - 50 AD? to 299 AD?)
- POST HOLE (Roman - 50 AD? to 299 AD?)
Full description
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During excavations carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of development at Swanscombe Community School, a series of small pits and post holes were uncovered within the walls of a Roman enclosure. They were mainly concentrated in the south western portion of the enclosure. Some of the post holes were stone packed and there was a possible beam slot. Some of the post holes form possible alignments but due to the amount of truncation the only conclusions that can be drawn is that there was one or more timber buildings located here, which was possibly re built on a number of occasions. (1-3)
<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1999, Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document). SWX6915.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6584.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 1 - January, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3740.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1999. Swanscombe Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design. [Mapped feature: #107698 post holes and pits, ] |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation. |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 74 NW 1 - January, 1964. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 222 | Parent of: Roman Ritual Enclosure, Swanscombe Thameside Community School (Monument) |
