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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1718 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two ditches located close to 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, two large ditches were uncovered close to and parallel with the Roman walled enclosure (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6089 7388 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 50 AD? to 250 AD?)
Associated Finds
- SLAG (Roman - 50 AD? to 250 AD?)
Full description
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During excavations carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology ahead of development at Swanscombe Community School, two large ditches were uncovered. These were located close to and ran parallel with the walls of the Roman enclosure. They were 0.5m deep and the upper fills contained iron working slag. The southern ditch may have had a bank on its northern side. Both appear to have been infilled by the middle of the third century. (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Community School, Southfleet Road, Swanscombe: An archaeological post excavation assessment and updated project design (Unpublished document).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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Swanscombe Thameside Community School: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology Service. 1999.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: #107755 ditch, ] |
| <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 | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997.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) |
