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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1776 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Flint floors discovered during excavations at Springhead. |
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Summary
The partial remains of several substantial flint floors were discovered during excavations undertaken at Springhead. They are located immediately to the south of Roman Watling street and may relate to the former site of Roman buildings in this area. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6174 7248 |
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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 partial remains of several substantial flint floors were discovered during excavations undertaken at Springhead. They are located immediately to the south of Roman Watling street and may relate to the former site of Roman buildings in this area, possibly constructed using timber. The floors are visible as extensive cropmarks and still await full investigation. No further information about their function is available. (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: #109164 floorsq, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
