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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NW 479
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British pits, road metalling, side drains, pottery kilns, inhumations, med pits

Summary

Roman pits, road metalling with side drains, pottery kilns dating from the 1st to 2nd centuries, inhumations and medieval pits were found during excavation and recording work in Linden Grove.


Grid Reference:TR 1442 5811
Map Sheet:TR15NW
Parish:CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • BURIAL (BURIAL, Roman - 43 AD to 199 AD)
  • KILN (KILN, Roman - 43 AD to 199 AD)
  • PIT (PIT, Roman - 43 AD to 199 AD)
  • ROAD (ROAD, Roman - 43 AD to 199 AD)
  • PIT (PIT, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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(TR 14425811 sited from CAT plan p6 auth 1). Roman rubbish pits, the metallings and side drains of a Roman street, the fragmentery remains of two C1st - C2nd pottery kilns, two inhumation burials and medieval pits were found during salvage excavation and recording work prior to the construction of new houses at Linden Grove. (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeology 1987-88 6 plan (P Bennett) (OS Card Reference). SKE38539.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: Canterbury Archaeology 1987-88 6 plan (P Bennett). [Mapped feature: #43916 Roman activity, ]

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TR 15 NW 1528Part of: Roman clay extraction pits, kiln debris, a road and a late inhumation, St Dunstans, Canterbury (Monument)