Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a number of ditches and gullies defined a field system in zone 26. The enclosures and trackways were dated to the iron age by pottery finds (possibly extending into the Roman period) and the complex is thought to be a continuation of the settlement and field system associated with the large middle iron age trapezoidal enclosure in zone 13. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Monument Types

• DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD?)
• FIELD SYSTEM (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD?)
• GULLY (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD?)
• TRACKWAY (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
• PIT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Middle Iron Age to Roman - 400 BC to 409 AD)

Full description

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During the East Kent Access Route excavations (2009-2011) a number of ditches and gullies defined a field system in zone 26. The enclosures and trackways were dated to the iron age by pottery finds (possibly extending into the Roman period) and the complex is thought to be a continuation of the settlement and field system associated with the large middle iron age trapezoidal enclosure in zone 13 (TR 36 SW 384). (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Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document).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.

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