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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 SW 283 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Late Iron Age finds in Water Lane, Ospringe |
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Summary
A small scale test pit in the back garden of Orchard House, Water Lane revealed, at a depth of around 70 centimetres, a layer of flint gravels mixed in with which were sherds of Late Iron Age 'Belgic' pottery.
| Grid Reference: | TR 00284 60766 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06SW |
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| Parish: | FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
Full description
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A small scale pit K52 was excavated in the back garden of Orchard House, Water Lane as part of a research project being carried out in the Ospringe area by the Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group into prehistoric and early medieval human activity. Beneath a beaten earth floor, thought to be medieval in origin, was a sealed flint and gravel layer mixed in with which were a number of Late Iron Age pottery sherds. (1)
<1> Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group, 2012, Understanding Ospringe Project 2008-9 and 2011 (Unpublished document). SKE17255.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group. 2012. Understanding Ospringe Project 2008-9 and 2011. |
