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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 86 SE 11 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Iron Age ditches and rubbish pits; 4 late La Tene cremations |
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Summary
Iron Age ditches and rubbish pits along with four late La Tene cremations of post conquest date were found between 1943 and 1945 during brickearth removal north of Playstol, Borden.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8845 6299 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ86SE |
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| Parish: | BORDEN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (DITCH, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (PIT, Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- CREMATION BURIAL (CREMATION, Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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[TQ 8839 6300 - sited from plan: see Illustration card] Between 1943 and 1945, removal of brickearth in the field to the north of the Playstol, Borden, uncovered V-shaped ditches and rubbish pits which contained hundreds of sherds of 1st century A.D. Iron Age pottery and other occupation material. Four late La Tene cremations (post- Conquest) and an undated flint knapping site were also uncovered. (1-2) This pit was abandoned c. 1946 and laid down as a playing field soon after: the siting given in Authority 1 is confirmed as falling within its limits. (3) Additional reference. (4) [TQ 8839 6301] Iron Age remains found [NAT] (5)
<1> Arch Cant 61 1948 148-155 plan illusts (F H Worsfold) (OS Card Reference). SKE35324.
<2> PPS 20 1954 23 (C A Raleigh Radford) (OS Card Reference). SKE48581.
<3> F1 CFW 04-JUL-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42420.
<4> BAR 10 1975 Stamped IA Pottery 68 (S M Elsdon) (OS Card Reference). SKE37463.
<5> OS 1:2500 1970 (OS Card Reference). SKE48212.
<6> Field report for monument TQ 86 SE 11 - July, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4595.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 61 1948 148-155 plan illusts (F H Worsfold). [Mapped feature: #30663 find, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: PPS 20 1954 23 (C A Raleigh Radford). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-JUL-63. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: BAR 10 1975 Stamped IA Pottery 68 (S M Elsdon). |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1970. |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 86 SE 11 - July, 1963. |
