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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 03 NE 5 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Roman site and finds, Aldington |
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Summary
Roman flue tiles and bricks were found in April 1935 and 1936 during construction of a tennis court at New Haytors. The site has produced two Roman sites, the first yielding sherds of mid-first century and the second foundations of a building. Post holes sunk in the second site came upon piers built of square tiles which suggested the remains of a hypocaust. Early Iron Age or Belgic sherds were also found in 1935. The finds had been kept in a cupboard which was broken into during the war when the house was occupied by troops.
Grid Reference: | TR 0605 3639 |
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Map Sheet: | TR03NE |
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Parish: | ALDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 199 AD?)
Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Construction of a tennis court in the 1930s uncovered the remains of a Roman building, a hypocaust and mid-1st century AD pottery; possibly the site of a villa. Late Iron Age pottery was also recovered from the site. |
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Full description
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[TR 06053639] Roman flue tiles and bricks found AD 1935 [T.I] (1)
"The garden of Dr. Taylor of New Hayters, Aldington, has produced two Roman sites, the first yielding sherds of mid-first century and the second foundations of a building. Post holes sunk in the second site came upon piers built of square tiles which suggested the remains of a hypocaust". (2)
Roman remains found in April 1935 and 1936 during construction of a tennis court at New Haytors [sited at TR 06063633]. Early Iron Age or Belgic sherds found in 1935. (3)
Dr. Taylor left the district before the last war (WW2). The present occupier indicated the find-spot, as known to her gardener (also Dr. Taylor's), and this corresponds exactly with that published by the O.S. The finds had been kept in a cupboard which was broken into during the war when the house was occupied by troops. The tennis-court is at TR 06063633, not at the site indicated. (4)
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> Arch Cant 47 1935 240 (N Cook) (OS Card Reference). SKE35218.
<3> Pte 6" (LRA Grove 1950) (OS Card Reference). SKE48873.
<4> F1 ASP 26-NOV-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42311.
<5> Field report for monument TR 03 NE 5 - November, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5077.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961. |
<2>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 47 1935 240 (N Cook). [Mapped feature: #38060 Roman site, ] |
<3> | OS Card Reference: Pte 6" (LRA Grove 1950). |
<4> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 26-NOV-62. |
<5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 03 NE 5 - November, 1962. |