Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Medieval rubbish pit, containing fragments of 15th century armour and medieval pottery, Hope's Lane, Northwood, Ramsgate.

Monument Types

• MIDDEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
• ARMOUR (Medieval - 1400 AD? to 1500 AD?)

Full description

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TR 371669 (sited to nearest 50m) Medieval remains discovered in 1980. Site no. 136. (1)
TR 371669. In 1983 when a bungalow was being built in Hopes Lane, the footing trenches cut through the fill of a pit containing midden material. Among the items obtained were large sherds of medieval jugs and cooking vessels. Also found were fragments of a 'Brigandine', a flexible armoured doublet composed of small iron plates riveted to a garment of leather or velvet. Expert opinion of the H.M. Tower of London dated this to the end of the fiftenth century. There is no tradition of a medieval manor or the like in this area. (2)
Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. Desk Based Assessment [3].

<1> Thanet The Arch Heritage c.1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49891.

<2> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record no 136 (OS Card Reference). SKE44692.

<3> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1995, Thanet Reach Business Park Development: Archaeological Implications. A Desk Based Study (Unpublished document). SWX7097.

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