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Monument details

Summary

A concentration of Roman briquetage, tile and late 2nd century potsherds, including caster ware and part of a rim of a mortarium, was discovered during field investigation in a small creek on the edge of Higham Marshes, at TQ 70717563. The finds had clearly been recently washed from an area in the close vicinity of the creek. Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa.

Monument Types

• SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• VILLA? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A concentration of Roman briquetage, tile and late 2nd.c. potsherds, including caster ware and part of a rim of a mortarium, was discovered during field investigation in a small creek on the edge of Higham Marshes, at TQ 70717563. The finds had clearly been recently washed from an area in the close vicinity of the creek (1,2). During the 2005 coastal survey, some pottery and bone was observed at the base of the sea wall, but the greater concentrations seem to be further east. (3) KE 43 Listed as the posible site of a Roman villa. (4)

<1> F1 FGA 26-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42987.

<2> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 20 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4241.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<4> Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

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