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Monument details

Summary

Two Roman brooches by the mouth of Cliffe Creek. The first brooch was not of any known type and came from an area of susppected salt panning. The second brroch was found very close to the original findspot during subsequent patrols in the area. This was an example of the head-stud type, dated to the first half of the second century.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[TQ 708 711] In 1975 an unusual type of brooch was found by Mr Percy Payne just north of the mouth of Cliffe Creek. The site was part of a small salt-panning industry. The brooch was not of any known type and came from the surface of one of the red patches, which may represent ovens or salt-pans. (1) Further patrols of the Black Shore at Cliffe have produced yet another fine brooch only a few yards away from the previous brooch reported. This brooch is an example of the head-stud type, dated to the first half of the second century. (2). For sites in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (3). No visible remains noted during the 2005 coastal survey (4)

<1> Kent Arch Rev 66 1981 132 (D Garrod) (OS Card Reference). SKE45802.

<2> Kent Arch Rev 72 1983 45 (D Garrod) (OS Card Reference). SKE45815.

<3> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p23 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

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