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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 389 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Middle Iron Age pits south of the trapezoidal enclosure discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) |
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Summary
During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a group of middle iron age pits were discovered south of the trapezoidal enclosure. The 5 pits did not contain large quantities of dateable material but are presumed to be contemporary with the enclosure and nearby pits.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3478 6462 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 101 BC)
Full description
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During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a group of middle iron age pits were discovered south of the trapezoidal enclosure. Two pits lay adjacent to the southern boundary, one pit was substantial, nearly 2m in depth, neither contained large quantities of datable material but both had exclusively Middle Iron Age ceramics in their fills and quantities of other material comparable to that from the pits of the same date within the enclosure. (infomration summarised from source) (1-2)
<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.
<2> Andrews et al, 2015, Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites (Monograph). SKE55517.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1. [Mapped feature: #113811 pits, ] |
| <2> | Monograph: Andrews et al. 2015. Digging The Gateway: Archaeological Landscapes of South Thanet. The Archaeology of East Kent Access (Phase III) Vol 1: The sites. |
Related records
| TR 36 SW 385 | Part of: Early to Middle Iron Age occupation evidence including pits, post holes, quarries and finds (Monument) |
