Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

The remains of an early-medieval settlement were previously discovered in Acol. During the construction of foundation trenches for a house in 1981, a number of sunken floored huts, post holes and midden pits were discovered. Amongst the small finds at the site were sherds of grass tempered pottery and a scatter of Romano-British pot sherds and tegulae. Due to the large quantities of these materials they were seen as evidence for a nearby villa site.

Monument Types

• VILLA? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• GRUBENHAUS (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 400 AD? (at some time) to 700 AD? (at some time))
• POST HOLE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD (at some time) to 1065 AD (at some time))
• RUBBISH PIT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD (at some time) to 1065 AD (at some time))
• SETTLEMENT (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD (at some time) to 1065 AD (at some time))

Associated Finds

• ASSEMBLAGE (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 43 AD to 1065 AD)
• ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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TR 309674. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Medieval settlement discovered in 1982. Site no. 111. (1) TR 309674. Remains of an AS settlement were discovered in 1981 duringdutting of footing trenches for a house. The remains included Sankin floored huts, post holes, and midden pits. Grass-tempered pot sherds were noted. Also found as a scatter were Romano-British pot sherds and tegulae in such numbers as to indicate a nearby villa site. (2)

<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49864.

<2> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec No 111 (OS Card Reference). SKE44557.

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