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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 97 SE 53
Type of record:Monument
Name:Late Iron Age - Roman Field Boundaries and Trackways, Kingsborough Manor, Eastchurch, Sheppey

Summary

A series of linear ditches interpreted as possibly tracks, drove-ways or field boundaries. The ditches extend beyond the limits of the excavation area.


Grid Reference:TQ 9779 7217
Map Sheet:TQ97SE
Parish:EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
  • BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A series of linear ditches interpreted as possibly tracks, drove-ways or field boundaries. The ditches extend beyond the limits of the excavation area. See [1-4].


Wessex Archaeology, 2000, Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report (Unpublished document). SKE12298.

<1> Archaeology South-East, 1999, An Archaeological Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12325.

<2> Archaeology South-East, 2000, Archaeological investigations at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Draft Proposals for Future Work (Unpublished document). SKE12602.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication (Unpublished document). SKE12297.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
---Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2000. Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report.
<1>Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 1999. An Archaeological Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
<2>Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2000. Archaeological investigations at Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment and Draft Proposals for Future Work.
<3>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Kingsborough Manor Development, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, kent. Watching Briefs, Evaluation, and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication.