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Monument Number 413886
Hob Uid: 413886
Location : Kent Dartford Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ6161074060
Summary : Site of possible Roman villa or industrial building revealed by excavations. Two wells, a lime kiln, roof and flue tiles, painted plaster, tesserae and pottery have been recovered. A bath building with mosaics was also excavated. The site was occupied into the 4th century AD. Evidence for possible Iron age occupation of the site was also found.
More information : TQ 6160 7408: sited from plan AO/64/105/1] (2) Foundations of a Roman building associated with two wells and a lime kiln, were noted by Spurrell (1) on the left bank of the Ebbsfleet and excavated by the Dartford District Antiquarian Society 1909-11. See plans AO/64/105/2-3-4]. Three Roman phases followed a pre-Roman occupation evidenced by calcined grains and traces of straw below the foundations. Several cwts. of pottery, five identifiable bronze coins dating from the 1st to 4th century, others unidentifiable, tesserae (nearly all red brick), etc. were found. A second building of considerable size but not completely excavated was found 20 yards to the south. [See plan AO/64/105/5]. Jessup refers to the site as "the Northfleet villa site" but Taylor considers "the walls uncovered appear from the plan to represent an industrial building, rather than a dwelling house but they probably belong to more than one building and are of various ages". (1-4) The site, now waste ground and allotment gardens, is indicated by a heavy scatter of Roman tile and brick. (5) Additional bibliography. (6-14) KE 39 Listed as the possible site of a Roman villa. (15)

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Source details : No. 47 (F.C.J. Spurrell) 1889
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Source details : Excavations on a Roman site at Northfleet 1913 (W H Steadman)
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Source details : N B Rankov, 1982
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Source details : V Smith, 1979
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Source details : V Smith, 1979
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Source details : R Ansell, 1979
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Source details : R.F. Jessup
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Source details : M.V. Taylor
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Source details : F1 ASP 16-OCT-1964
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Source details : R Goodburn 1978
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Source details : F O Grew 1981
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Source details : R Goodburn, 1979
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Source details : D G Thompson and V Smith, 1977
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Source details : R J Ansell and A H V Smith, 1985
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
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Monument Type : Settlement
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Villa, Bath House, Lime Kiln, Well
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Villa, Bath House, Lime Kiln, Well
Object Type : COIN, TESSERA, VESSEL
Object Material : Bronze, Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 67 SW 38
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1909-01-01
End Date : 1911-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-10-16
End Date : 1964-10-16

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1977-01-01
End Date : 1986-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1996-01-01
End Date : 1996-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 413886