Knights Place Construction Site, ARC KCS 98
Museum of London Archaeology, 2004. (updated 2017) https://doi.org/10.5284/1044720. How to cite using this DOI
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Introduction
As part of a programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake a trial-trenching evaluation between 20th-26th January 1998. The fieldwork (ARC KCS97) was undertaken adjacent to Knights Place Farm, Cobham Park in the parish of Cobham, Kent and comprised thirteen trenches laid out in a single field (URL grid 50289 49266).
The site lies on the boundary between Thanet Beds and Cretaceous Upper Chalk. The geological deposits were overlain by a colluvial deposit of clean silt.
The archaeological features recorded consisted of:
- a linear field ditch of late Iron Age or early Roman date
- a second undated field ditch
- two undated small pits
- six oval hollows with stakeholes and evidence of intense heat, interpreted as possible ‘ovens’, that were partially filled with charcoal rich material
- a post-medieval chalk or head quarry pit
Although some of the features have been interpreted as possible fireboxes for charcoal ovens, but their function is not precisely known. Colluvial deposits found on site, both pre-date and seal some these ‘ovens’.
This site is one of three adjacent evaluations at Knights Place Farm; the other two being Cobham Park (ARC CPK 97) and Knights Place Farm (ARC KPF 98).
N.B. Much of this work here has been superseeded by works associated with the Phase Two and Schemewide programmes, but are included here for completeness. Those wishing to use the most current data are urged to view the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Section 1 Project pages.
