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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1781 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman pit, Springhead, Southfleet |
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Summary
A pit was discovered during excavations associated with road improvement works at Springhead. It was approximately 1m in diameter and 1.2m deep. It appears to date to the first century and may be associated with a ditch located to the south east. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6191 7246 |
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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 99 AD?)
Full description
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A pit was discovered during excavations associated with road improvement works at Springhead. It was approximately 1m in diameter and 1.2m deep. It appears to date to the first century and may be associated with a ditch located to the south east. No further information 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: #109182 pit, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 6 | Part of: Vagniacae (Springhead), Iron Age and Roman religious centre (Monument) |
