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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1715 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible corn dryer 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 kiln was uncovered within the walls of a Roman enclosure. This has been interpreted as a possible corn dryer. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6085 7393 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- KILN (Roman - 200 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 kiln was uncovered within the walls of a Roman enclosure. this was 3.1m long with circular features at either end representing a stoke hole and kiln being linked by a flue. Infilling the kiln were flint nodules, fragments of ragstone and tile from a robbed or collapsed super structure. This was dated to the 3rd century. The stokehole and flue contained charcoal fragments. This feature has been interpreted as a corn dryer. (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Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document).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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1999.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: #107726 kiln, ] |
| <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 | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997.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 | Part of: Roman Ritual Enclosure, Swanscombe Thameside Community School (Monument) |
