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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 97 SE 69
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Early medieval boundary ditches, Kingsborough Manor, Isle of Sheppey

Summary

Early medieval features observed during Wessex excavations at Kingsborough Manor. Interpreted as boundary ditches. Later Saxon features , interpreted as field boundaries, point to agriculatural use. A north-south and east-west aligned group of small ditches, appearing to form a rectilinear pattern.

Grid Reference:	TQ 9780 7218
Map Sheet:	TQ97SE
Parish:	EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

BOUNDARY DITCH (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD (at some time))

Associated Finds

POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

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[1]
Later Saxon features , interpreted as field boundaries, point to agriculatural use. A north-south and east-west aligned group of small ditches, appearing to form a rectilinear pattern. [2]

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 Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report (Unpublished document).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

<2> 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and Phase 1, Stage 2 Excavation: Assessment Report and proposals for Post-Excavation Analyses and Publication (Unpublished document).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
<1>	Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2000. Kingsborough Farm Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Phase 1 Stage 2 Archaeological Excavation: Summary Report.
<2>	Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002.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.