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Monument details

Summary

Possible site of Roman settlement indicated by finds of 2nd century AD pottery, brick, a piece of mortaria, tile and possible hut floors.

Monument Types

• SETTLEMENT (SETTLEMENT, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 70147511 `A'] "About 150 yards west of the northern end of Higham Common causeway and south of the sea wall whilst cutting a trench for clay, a wide band of peat, whose top lay some 3' below the level of the marsh, was observed in May 1953. Sherds of coarse ware, one fragment of Samian, and brick and tile pieces were obtained from the peat and the stratum immediately above it. Considerable quantities of such remains had been turned up by the workman on the site, including the rim of a large mortarium. Water - logged conditions precluded proper examination but a Roman occupation site associated with the upper (Roman) peat bed was indicated."(1). Masses of 2nd cent. pottery found in repairing the sea wall. Also ? hut floors (2). These finds came from throughout the length of the trench commencing at Higham Common causeway. I was with Mr. A.F. Allan at the time (3) . This area is under pasture with no surface evidence of occupation (4). Additional index entries and references from relevant field reports (5-13). For site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (14).. though tide is rising very rapidly.

Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<1> Arch Cant 68 1954 213 (AF Allen) (OS Card Reference). SKE35433.

<2> Oral Mr A Warhurst Arch Asst Maidstone Mus (OS Card Reference). SKE47950.

<3> F1 FAH 26-MAR-54 (OS Card Reference). SKE42875.

<4> Oral Mr J Evans FSA (Hon Corr) Isle of Grain (OS Card Reference). SKE47958.

<5> F2 CFW 18-DEC-58 (OS Card Reference). SKE43250.

<6> F3 EG 30-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43393.

<7> Arch Cant 78 1963 liii (AF Allen) (OS Card Reference). SKE35648.

<8> F4 FGA 13-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43408.

<9> SALT The Study of an Ancient Indust 1975 28 (Eds KW de Brisay and KA Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE49397.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 7 - March, 1954 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4221.

<11> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 7 - December, 1958 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4222.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 7 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4223.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 7 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4224.

<14> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p25 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

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