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Monument details

Summary

As part of the Northfleet Roman villa complex, a large aisled structure was constructed c. 60m west of the main villa, probably in the 3rd century. It was 14m wide and at least 28m long and comprised masonry walls and two lines of internal post holes.

Monument Types

• AISLED BARN (Roman - 250 AD? to 350 AD?)
• FLOOR (Roman - 250 AD to 350 AD)
• POST HOLE (Roman - 250 AD? to 350 AD?)
• WALL (Roman - 250 AD? to 350 AD?)
• PIT (Roman to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 380 AD? to 410 AD?)

Associated Finds

• COIN (Roman - 270 AD to 378 AD)
• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 325 AD? to 400 AD?)
• POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)

Full description

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As part of the Northfleet Roman villa complex, a large aisled structure was constructed c. 60m west of the main villa, probably in the 3rd century. It was 14m wide and at least 28m long and comprised masonry walls and two lines of internal post holes.

The chronology of the building is complex but it seems likely to have been constructed in the 3rd century. About AD 270 the two lines of post holes were replaced with masonry footings that may have supported new posts or narow internal walls. It is possible that extra structures such as a tower or storeroom were added at the south end of the building. The building seems to have become disused during the 4th century as pits were dug in the southern half and parts of the northern half were covered in a silty layer. (1-7)

Location accurate to 1m based on available information.

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2010, Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley. CTRL Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent. The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document). SKE31245.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 1 Report (Unpublished document). SKE12220.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet Kent, ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evalaution: Volume 2 Appendices (Unpublished document). SKE12221.

<5> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1997, The Ebbsfleet Valley, Northfleet, Kent: ARC EFT 97: Archaeological Evaluation: Volume 3 Figures and Plates (Unpublished document). SKE12222.

<6> Oxford Archaeology, 2003, Ebbsfleet Valley Detailed Mitigation Works, Northfleet, Kent: Interim Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12256.

<7> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2001, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Ebbsfleet Sports Ground, Northfleet, ARC ESG00, Phase 2 Evaluation Archaeological Works Fieldwork Report Final (Unpublished document). SKE12227.

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