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Monument details

Summary

A geophysical survey (magnetometry) carried out in 2013 identified a large enclosure and probable trackways and other features. Subsequent trial trenching evaluation suggested the majority of the features, including the enclosure were late iron age/Roman in date with a significant number of early iron age features too.

Monument Types

• DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• ENCLOSURE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC? to 409 AD?)
• TRACKWAY (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC? to 409 AD?)

Associated Finds

• ASSEMBLAGE (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
• Charcoal (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
• ASSEMBLAGE (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
• PLANT REMAINS (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
• BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

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A rectilinear enclosure visible as a cropmark in aerial photos of 1990 and Google Earth image of 2007, to the west of Littlebourne.

It consists of a rectilinear enclosure measuring 105m x 60m. There is a linear feature within the west end, which could either be an internal division or an feature of another date. There are further linear features outside the enclosure on various alignments. One feature is a possible earlier enclosure measuring 75m x 65m+ which has been cut by the rectilinear enclosure. Other linear features could be possible trackways. (1,2)

A geophysical survey (magnetometry) carried out in 2013 identified a large enclosure and probable trackways and other features. (3)

. Subsequent trial trenching evaluation suggested the majority of the features, including the enclosure were late iron age/Roman in date with a significant number of early iron age features too.(4)

Google Earth, 2007 (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<1> 1990, 1990 collection of vertical aerial photographs of Kent (Photograph). SKE31386.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2013, Littlebourne Solar Farm Canterbury, Kent Detailed Gradiometer Survey Report (Unpublished document). SKE52388.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2013, Land at Littlebourne Nr. Canterbury, Kent, Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE52398.

Sources and further reading