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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 391 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post-medieval chalk quarry 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 post-medieval chalk quarry was discovered. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 6348 1647 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR61NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a post-medieval chalk quarry was discovered. The quarry cut the middle iron age trapezoidal enclosure that lay to the east. (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Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document).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XY | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011.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: #116345 Quarry, ] |
| <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. |
