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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1157
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British rubbish pit

Summary

Romano-British rubbish pits: area B

Grid Reference:TQ 8591 7033
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • SITE (Unknown date)
  • PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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R.B. rubbish pits containing potsherds, oyster shells and bones were excavated in 1963 by I. Jackson. Pots and Samian bases were found in an excavation, visible as water-filled pits with a scatter of potsherds round the edges (1). (2). Also evidence for 2 hearths and 3 brine pits plus light structures, including circular ditch features (3). Additional bibliography (4-7)


<1> Maidstone Museum 6" (D Kelly undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE46368.

<2> Oral G Davis 17 Drakes Close Upchurch (OS Card Reference). SKE47926.

<3> Upchurch Archaeological Research Group, 1999, Medway Estuary, site locations and summary., Upchurch Arch Res Grp (Unpublished document). SWX9337.

<4> F1 CFW 25.6.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42756.

<5> F2 CFW 14.8.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43235.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 87 SE 29 - June, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4681.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 87 SE 29 - August, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4682.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Maidstone Museum 6" (D Kelly undated).
<2>OS Card Reference: Oral G Davis 17 Drakes Close Upchurch.
<3>Unpublished document: Upchurch Archaeological Research Group. 1999. Medway Estuary, site locations and summary.. Upchurch Arch Res Grp.
<4>OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 25.6.63.
<5>OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 14.8.63.
<6>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 87 SE 29 - June, 1963.
<7>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 87 SE 29 - August, 1963.