Monument record TR 04 SW 616 - Iron Age field system, The Limes, Kingsnorth, Ashford

An Iron Age coaxial field system was identified during 2014 and 2015 excavations carried out at The Limes, Kingsnorth, Ashford in advance of proposed development. Features identified included ditches, pits, and post-holes, alongside quantities of residual charred human and animal remains indicative of nearby cremation practices taking place.

Environmental analysis was carried out on a number of samples from the site. Artefacts recovered included pottery, a possible tile/tesserae fragment, burnt flint, glass fragments, human cremated remains, plant seeds (low number of: fat hen, buttercup, blackberry/raspberry, and elderberry), spelt grain, and charred wheat and barley/wheat grain.

It is postulated (1) that the field system was established over the top of a former Late Iron Age Square-Ditched Funerary Complex associated with a nearby Late Iron Age settlement (TR 04 SW 71). (1)

<1> Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2015, Post-excavation Report On The Archaeological Excavation Of Land At The Limes, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE56899.