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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 361
Type of record:Monument
Name:Area of Romano-British activity immediately north of the A2 at Springhead

Summary

A number of Romano-British features were doiscovered during the 1960s beneath the course of the modern A2. These included a first century pit and clay floor, a substantial ditch and a kiln.


Grid Reference:TQ 6196 7243
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
  • SITE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A number of Romano-British features were discovered during the 1960s beneath the course of the modern A2. These included a first century pit (in the source feature F31) and clay floor (F37), a substantial ditch (F32) and a kiln (F33). (1)


<1> WS Penn, 1965, Springhead - map of Discoveries (Article in serial). SKE12613.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Article in serial: WS Penn. 1965. Springhead - map of Discoveries. 80, pp107.