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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 316 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early Roman Quarry Pits, Springhead |
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Summary
A group of small Roman quarry pits close to the head of the Ebbsfleet Valley.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6183 7257 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BRICKEARTH PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 199 AD? (at some time))
- GRAVEL PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 199 AD? (at some time))
- STONE QUARRY (Roman - 43 AD? to 199 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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A group of chalk, brick earth and gravel quarries that would have provided a range of materials for the nearby Roman sites.(1)
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report (Unpublished document). SKE31600.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Channel Tunel Rail Link Archaeological works at Springhead Roman Town (ARC SPH00): interim fieldwork report. |
