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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1779 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman pit or un lined well discovered during excavations at Springhead. |
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Summary
A large Roman pit or unlined well was discovered during ditch digging operations undertaken at Springhead. It is situated close to the line of Roman Watling Street and may be associated with several roman features within its immediate vicinity. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6188 7243 |
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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?)
| Protected Status: | Scheduled Monument 158 |
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Full description
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A large Roman pit or unlined well was discovered during ditch digging operations undertaken at Springhead. It is situated close to the line of Roman Watling Street and may be associated with several roman features within its immediate vicinity. The pit/well was just under 1m in diameter and three meters deep. No further information about the feature is known, including information about its fills. (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: #109179 pit/well, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
