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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 86 NW 14
Type of record:	Findspot
Name:	Romano-British findspot, near Copperhouse Marshes, Gillingham

Summary

Romano-British finds and features, identified at Copperhouse Marshes. The pottery mainly comprised local Upchurch ware. A pit and timber fragments, along with late 1st century pottery were identified in 1999.

Grid Reference:	TQ 8043 6949
Map Sheet:	TQ86NW
Parish:	GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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[Area centred TQ 8044 6949] Occasional sherds of Romano-British pottery, mainly "Upchurch" ware, seen in this area during routine perambulation (1). Pit or natural depression with late 1st century pottery and timber fragments observed in 1999 (2). Additional reference from a relevant site report (3).

<1> F1 AC 06-NOV-51 (OS Card Reference). SKE41769.

<2> Upchurch Archaeological Research Group, 1999, Medway Estuary, site locations and summary., Upchurch Arch Res Grp (Unpublished document). SWX9337.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 86 NW 14 - November, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4569.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
<1>XY	OS Card Reference: F1 AC 06-NOV-51. [Mapped feature: #30057 find, ]
<2>	Unpublished document: Upchurch Archaeological Research Group. 1999. Medway Estuary, site locations and summary.. Upchurch Arch Res Grp.
<3>	Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 NW 14 - November, 1951.