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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 359 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British ditch discovered during the 1960s at Springhead |
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Summary
During the 1960s a ditch was discovered beneath the A2 at Springhead, Southfleet. Formerly believed to be military in nature this now seems unlikely. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information).
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6191 7241 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Full description
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During the 1960s a ditch (feature F28 in the source) was discovered beneath the A2 at Springhead, Southfleet. Formerly believed to be military in nature this now seems unlikely. It appears to run parrallel c.12 to the south east of another more substantial ditch which has been observed at several locations at Springhead and which appears to be associated with the Roman road which runs through the site. It is possible that this ditch is associated with the other example or may have replaced it. No further informaiton is available regarding its date or function. (1)
<1> WS Penn, 1965, Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries (Article in serial). SKE12613.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Article in serial: WS Penn. 1965. Archaeologia Cantiana, Springhead - map of Discoveries. Vol 80, pp 107-117. [Mapped feature: #109181 ditch, ] |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 358 | Part of: Length of Roman ditch at Springhead, Southfleet (Monument) |
