Aspects of Kentish Local History

Fawkham and Ash Archaeological Group (FAAG)

The discovery and excavation of a Late Iron-Age and Early Roman Farmstead at
   Viewpoint, Wellfield, Hartley, Kent 1975/76 and 1984 TQ6084/6842

Ditch C

Ditch C – Contexts & Pottery

Plan of Ditch with excavation boxes

VP 24. Unstratified pottery from upper fill of Ditch C    during initial clearance and exposure after machining    by JCB. No. of sherds 225, weight 1,837 gm.                               - - - - - - - - - - - VP 26. Dark brown loam and chalk specks and large flints.    Upper fill of Ditch C at 1m to 2½ m from SW face of    excavation. No. of sherds 247, weight 2,643 gm. VP35. Brown clay and flints fill of Ditch C, under VP26 at    2½ to 3m in baulk. No. of sherds 44, weight 412 gm.                              - - - - - - - - - - - VP 27. Dark brown loam and chalk specks and large flints.    Upper fill of Ditch C at 3m to 4½m.    No. of sherds 60, weight 1,479 gm.                               - - - - - - - - - - - VP 28. Dark brown loam and chalk specks and large flints.    Upper fill of Ditch C at 5m to 6½ m.    No. of sherds 112, weight 3,118 rm.                              - - - - - - - - - - - VP 30. Black loam and many flints, upper fill of Ditch C    at 7m to 9m. No. of sherds 53, weight 746 gm. VP 31. Brown loam, lot of chalk and flints middle fill of    Ditch C at 7m to 9m. No. of sherds 27, weight 450 gm.                               - - - - - - - - - - - VP32. Black loam and lots of flint, upper fill of ditch C at    10m to 11½m. No. of sherds 90, weight 804 gm. VP40. Lower fill of Ditch C. Brown clay and chalk lumps    under VP32 at 10 to 11½m.    No. of sherds 123, weight 251 gm.                                - - - - - - - - - - - VP 29. Dark brown loam, chalk specks and large flints.    Upper fill of Ditch C at 13½m to14 ½m.    No. of sherds 102, weight 1,198 gm. VP36. Brown clay, flints and chalk specks, lower fill of    Ditch C at 13½ to 14½m under VP29.    No. of sherds 14, weight 198 gm.                               - - - - - - - - - - - VP48. Brown clay, fill of Ditch C at 14½ to 15½m.    Bronze tweezers. No. of sherds 170, weight 2,274 gm.                               - - - - - - - - - - - VP47. Brown clay, upper fill of Ditch C at 15½ to 16½m.    north along Ditch C. No. of sherds 2, weight 365 gm.                             - - - - - - - - - - - VP49. Brown clay fill of Ditch C at 16½ to 20m.    No. of sherds 1, weight 120 gm.                             - - - - - - - - - - - VP 15. Dark brown loam, lots of chalk lumps. Carbon,    burnt flints and daub. 1m cut through bottom portion of    Ditch C. Between terrace face and kerb.    No. of sherds 2, weight 18 gm.                               - - - - - - - - - - - VP16. Brown loam and chalk lumps, some flints, bottom    portion of Ditch C just west of junction with Ditch D.    No. of sherds 16, weight 436 gm.                              - - - - - - - - - - - Total No. of sherds ??, weight ?? gm.

Ditch C – Section 7

Ditch C – Section 7

Ditch C – Drawing of section 7

Ditch C – Drawing of section 7

Ditch C – Drawing of section 3

Ditch C – Drawing of section 3

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