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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 706 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible neolithic ditch and pottery, Castle Hill, Folkestone |
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Summary
During works carried out in 1989 to install a new surveying point a small trench was excavated that discovered a possible neolithic ditch and pottery.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2132 3790 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DITCH? (Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
Associated Finds
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Neolithic ditch and pottery, Castle Hill, Folkestone |
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Full description
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During works carried out in 1989 to install a new surveying point a small trench was excavated that discovered a possible neolithic ditch and pottery. The pottery was all late neolithic Peterborough ware (c.2500-1800 BC).(1)
<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1990, Canterbury's Archaeology 1988-1989 (Monograph). SKE6722.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1990. Canterbury's Archaeology 1988-1989. |
