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Monument details

Summary

A shallow cut and ditch feature were found during an archaeological evaluation at Nethercourt estate in 1988. Found within the fill of the cut feature were a flint scraper and a clay bead, thought to be associated with the Jutish cemetery to the west. Finds from the fill of the ditch included midden materials, Romano-British pottery sherds as well as iron nail fragments and a bronze pin. This feature was thought to be associated with a Romano-British site to the east.

Monument Types

• DITCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
• GRAVE? (possible, Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 500 AD? to 1065 AD? (at some time))

Associated Finds

• BEAD (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

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In 1988 the Trust for Thanet Archaeology carried out an evaluation of the Nethercourt estate immediately east of the Scheduled Ancient Monument of Ozengell cemetery. Five trenches were excavated placed so as to intersect cropmark features visible on the site and aligned north-south to maximize the chances of intersecting Jutish burials which are habitually aligned east-west. Only two archaeological features were discovered. Feature 1 was a shallow cut in the chalk surface c.1.3m long by 0.6m wide aligned NNE-SSW. A flint scraper and a clay bead were found within the fill. Feature 2 was a ditch possibly c.3.5m wide and c.1.45m deep. The ditch contained midden material, Romano-British sherds, iron nail fragments and a bronze pin. No finds were dated to later than the Roman period. The excavators concluded that Feature 1 may represent a child burial related to the Jutish cemetery immediately to the west (although no human remains were found) whereas the ditch may relate to the RB site discovered immediately to the east of the site.(1)

A Desk Based Assessment in May 2014 by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology considered the impact on this monument by proposed development at the site. (2)

<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1988, The Nethercourt Estate proposed development site: An archaeological evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6596.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2014, Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment: Land North of Canterbury Road East, Ramsgate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31142.

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