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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 NE 84 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 8th to 9th century occupation site south of Cheriton Hill |
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Summary
Early medieval site discovered by watching brief on pipe trench in a coombe on the slope below Cheriton Hill and subject to further excavation. The remains were of an occupation site of late 8-early 9th century that included three rubbish pits with pottery and animal bone in the fill along with daub fragments and wattle impressions. No direct evidence of structures was encountered.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1991 3818 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13NE |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- OCCUPATION SITE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 750 AD? to 850 AD?)
- PIT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 750 AD? to 850 AD?)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 750 AD? to 850 AD?)
- DAUB (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 750 AD? to 850 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 750 AD? to 850 AD?)
Full description
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Early medieval site discovered by watching brief on pipe trench in a coombe on the slope below Cheriton Hill and subject to further excavation. The remains were of an occupation site of late 8-early 9th century that included three rubbish pits with pottery and animal bone in the fill along with daub fragments and wattle impressions. No direct evidence of structures was encountered. (1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Canterbury's Archaeology 1988-1989 (Monograph). SKE6722.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Canterbury's Archaeology 1988-1989. |
