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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1773 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman wattle and daub building discovered during excavations at Springhead. |
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Summary
A rectangular wattle and daub building was partially uncovered during drainage trench excavations carried out at Springhead. the remains consisted of a baked clay floor and possibly belonged to a relatively small rectangular building fronting the south western side of Watling Street. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6189 7242 |
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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?)
Associated Finds
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 158 |
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Full description
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A rectangular wattle and daub building was partially uncovered during drainage trench excavations carried out at Springhead. the remains consisted of a baked clay floor and possibly belonged to a relatively small rectangular building fronting the south western side of Watling Street. The building appears to have been burnt down at some point during the Roman occupation of the area. It is notable for the presence of a great quantity of samian ware sherds which were discovered within the deposits overlying the clay floor. This suggests that it may have been a samian ware shop and its location close to the line of Watling Street strengthens this theory. A possible kiln and oven located within the immediate vicinity of this structure may be related but this is not certain. (1-2)
<1> WS Penn, 1965, Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries (Article in serial). SKE12613.
<2> W. S. Penn, 1968, Archaeologia Cantiana - The Romano British Settlement at Springhead, Miscellaneous Excavations (Article in serial). SKE53588.
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: #109161 building, ] |
| <2> | Article in serial: W. S. Penn. 1968. Archaeologia Cantiana - The Romano British Settlement at Springhead, Miscellaneous Excavations. Vol 83 pp163-192. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
