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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 1158 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Part of a Roman field system and small group of other features discovered during the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) |
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Summary
Part of a Roman field system was discovered within Zone 20 of the excavations associated with the construction of the East Kent Access route in Thanet. This coprised a series of ditches including one which ran for at least 200m along the crest of the hill. Other features including a trackway and a small group of graves were discovered alongside the dithes. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TR 6331 1654 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR61NW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- GRAVE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GULLY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- INHUMATION (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Prehistoric, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano-British, Anglo-Saxon, and Second World War features, Minster |
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Full description
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A Roman field system was seen extending into Zone 20 of the excavations associated with the construction of the East Kent Access route in Thanet. The east west ditch approximately followed the crest of the slope and continued for around 200m. A north south aligned cobble trackway some 2m wide appears to be associated with the ditch (though their stratigraphic relationship is not clear). In the south east corner of an area defined by one of these probable field boundary ditches was a small group of features including three graves and three further ditches or gullies. Only one of the graves could be dated with any certainty (by the presence of Roman pottery and hobnails). Within this grave were also several nails and iron fittings suggesting the presence of a coffin. (information 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> | 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: #115812 Field system, ] |
Related records
| TR 36 NW 1137 | Part of: Roman fields, enclosures, and cremation burials, possibly part of a 'ladder' settlement, Minster (Monument) |
