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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 80 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Romano-British pits, Monkton |
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Summary
Two flat bottomed pits were found during work to lay a pipeline in a field to the south west of Monkton roundabout. The pits contained midden material of Romano-British date and they are most likely associated with a further number of Romano-British features previously identified at the site. It is suspected that a number of graves may also have been revealed at this location during the construction of the pipeline trench.
| Grid Reference: | TR 285 655 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GRAVE? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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TR 285655. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Romano British remains. Site no. 144. (1)
Two flat bottomed pits containing midden material. They were 1.20m deep, by 3.20m and 1.10m wide. Some features exposed may have been graves. (2-4)
<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49864.
<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 144 (Collection). SKE11846.
<3> Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C., 1985, The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982, Arch Cant 101 1984 86 (DRJ Perkins and SC Hawkes) (Article in serial). SKE11845.
<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit). |
| <2> | Collection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 144. |
| <3>XY | Article in serial: Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C.. 1985. The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982. CI pages 83 - 114. Arch Cant 101 1984 86 (DRJ Perkins and SC Hawkes). [Mapped feature: #49542 pit, ] |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications. |
