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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 1136 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman circular 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) in zone 20, a large Roman circular enclosure was discovered that may have acted as a corral for animals
| Grid Reference: | TR 3244 6555 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ENCLOSURE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- STOCK ENCLOSURE? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Roman fields, enclosures, chalk pits, cremation burials, and Iron Age and Roman findspots, Minster |
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Full description
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During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) in zone 20, A shallow ring ditch was uncovered, its function is unclear, it may have acted as an anclosure for animals. The ditch was around 0.25m deep and up to 2.5m wide enclosed an area 20m in diameter. the fill of the ditch included a relatively small amount of animal bone, some prehistoric worked flint and a small fragment of human bone. The pottery included middle to late Iron Age wares alongside some sherds broadly datable to the Roman period. (information summarised from source) (1-2)
A ring ditch of Iron Age/Roman date was visible as a sub surface deposit in NMR 26608/28 06-APR-2010. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (3)
<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Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document).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.
<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 26608/28 06-APR-2010 (Archive). SKE57106.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2011. East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1. |
| <2>XY | 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. [Mapped feature: #115895 ring ditch, ] |
| <3> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 26608/28 06-APR-2010. |
