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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SW 1470 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Roman pottery, Near Springhead Nursery, Springhead |
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Summary
A scatter of Roman pottery, ceramic building material and part of an iron strap was found west of Springhead Nursery during excavations associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
| Grid Reference: | TQ 61515 72754 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SW |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- CERAMIC (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Full description
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A scatter of Roman pottery, ceramic building material and part of an iron strap was found west of Springhead Nursery during excavations associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link in 2002. these were not directly associated with any features of a roman date and it sems likely that they represent surface spread from the adjacent settlement. (1)
Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Works at Springhead, Kent: Park Corner Road, Pepperhill Café, Pepperhill Tunnel, South of the A2, West of Springhead Nursery (Unpublished document). SKE12265.
Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Works at Springhead, Kent: Park Corner Road, Pepperhill Café, Pepperhill Tunnel, South of the A2, West of Springhead Nursery (Unpublished document). Ske12265.
<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 The Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon, and Medieval Landscape (Unpublished document).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.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | ---XY | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Works at Springhead, Kent: Park Corner Road, Pepperhill Café, Pepperhill Tunnel, South of the A2, West of Springhead Nursery. [Mapped feature: #84720 finds, ] |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2010.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. |
Related records
| TQ 67 SW 1477 | Part of: Roman roadside settlement, Springhead (Monument) |
