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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1771 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Roman building discovered during excavations at Springhead. |
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Summary
The possible site of a Roman building was discovered in an area close to the branch road connecting the Roman settlement at Springhead with Watling Street at Springhead. The presence of the building is inferred from the discovery of a chalk floor. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6164 7264 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 158 |
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Full description
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The possible site of a Roman building was discovered in an area close to the branch road connecting the Roman settlement at Springhead with Watling Street at Springhead. The presence of the building is inferred from the discovery of a chalk floor. Little is known about the structure but it is possible that it was a timber building and was relatively small, it may have had some ancillary function such as storage. (1)
<1> WS Penn, 1965, Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries (Article in serial). SKE12613.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Article in serial: WS Penn. 1965. Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries. Vol 80, pp 107-117. [Mapped feature: #109154 floor, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
