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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NW 213
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British pits and ditches, Sea Road, Birchington

Summary

An unknown number of pits and ditches cut by cliff erosion. Romano-British pottery sherds were recovered from the fill of these features. Nothing further is known about the site.


Grid Reference:TR 309 699
Map Sheet:TR36NW
Parish:BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (Roman - 43 AD (at some time) to 409 AD (at some time))
  • PIT (Roman - 43 AD (at some time) to 409 AD (at some time))

Associated Finds

  • SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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TR 309699 Romano-British pits and ditches. Ditches and pits were observed here yielding romano-British sherds. (1)

An unknown number of pits and ditches found cut by cliff erosin. Nothing more known about the site.(2)


<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive (Collection). SKE11846.

<2> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1997, A Proposed Development of Land at Park Road/Canterbury Road, Birchington: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SWX7102.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYCollection: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1987. Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive. Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive. [Mapped feature: #65180 pits and dithces, ]
<2>Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1997. A Proposed Development of Land at Park Road/Canterbury Road, Birchington: The Archaeological Implications.