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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NE 435 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk quarry pits east of Salmestone Grange, Margate |
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Summary
Two possible chalk quarry pit features were found during an archaeological evaluation. Both features were deep and contained no finds in the sections dug through them. The size of each feature could not be determined by the evaluation work.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3548 6946 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NE |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Evaluation work recorded two possible chalk quarry pit features. Both features were deep and contained no finds in the sections dug through them. The size of each feature could not be determined by the evaluation work. The two possible chalk quarry pits were centred on (635450,169470) and (635525,169460) [1].
See also the possible medieval features (TR 36 NE 433) and early medieval cemetery? (TR 36 NE 434), recorded during the evaluation work.
Geophysical survey of the surrounding area [2].
Archaeological assessment report [3 and appendices 4].
Second geophysical survey. Both geophysical surveys identified areas of further archaeological potential, including a number of large pits? (see TR 36 NE 436) [5].
<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2000, An Archaeological Evaluation Carried Out On Land Adjacent Nash Road And Salmestone Grange, St. Johns Parish, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12691.
<2> Stratascan, 2000, Geophysical survey carried out at Salmestone Grange, Nash Road, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12704.
<3> John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, Thanet Local Plan. Archaeology Proof of Evidence, Nash Road, Margate (Unpublished document). SKE12714.
<4> John Samuels Archaeological Consultants, 2004, Thanet Local Plan, Nash Road, Margate, Appendices to Archaeology Proof of Evidence by Daniel Slatcher BA, MA, MIFA (Unpublished document). SKE12715.
<5> Stratascan, Salmestone Grange, Margate, Kent. Geophysical Survey Report, 2004. (Unpublished document). SKE12716.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2000. An Archaeological Evaluation Carried Out On Land Adjacent Nash Road And Salmestone Grange, St. Johns Parish, Margate, Kent. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Stratascan. 2000. Geophysical survey carried out at Salmestone Grange, Nash Road, Margate, Kent. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. Thanet Local Plan. Archaeology Proof of Evidence, Nash Road, Margate. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 2004. Thanet Local Plan, Nash Road, Margate, Appendices to Archaeology Proof of Evidence by Daniel Slatcher BA, MA, MIFA. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: Stratascan. Salmestone Grange, Margate, Kent. Geophysical Survey Report, 2004.. |
