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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1774 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman pit or well discovered during excavations at Springhead. |
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Summary
A Roman pit or well was discovered during works associated with drainage trench digging at Springhead. the feature was not examined in detail but it is likely that it related the former sites of Roman building which are suggested by flint walling in the immediate vicinity of this feature. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6172 7254 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- RUBBISH PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Associated Finds
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 158 |
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Full description
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A Roman pit or well was discovered during works associated with drainage trench digging at Springhead. the feature was not examined in detail but it is likely that it related the former sites of Roman building which are suggested by flint walling in the immediate vicinity of this feature. The pit was unlined and measured approximately 1m in diameter and was 3m in depth. It contained pottery and domestic rubbish. (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: #109162 pit, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
