McCaig, L. and Santamaria, W. (2019). Land at Harps Farm, Minster on Sea, Sheppey, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090208. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Land at Harps Farm, Minster on Sea, Sheppey, Kent - Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Wessex Archaeology was commissioned to undertake an archaeological evaluation of a 4.5 ha parcel of land located within a proposed development area (hereafter 'the PDA') at Harps Farm. Minster of Sea. Kent. The evaluation area is centred on NGR 595182,172332. Existing ground levels within the PDA reaches approximately 18m above Ordnance Datum (aOD) at the northern boundary of phase 3 and falls to approximately 13m aOD at the southern boundary of phase 1. The underlying geology is mapped as the London Clay Formation with no superficial deposits (British Geological Survey online viewer). The work was carried out as a condition of planning permission, granted by Swale Borough Council (SW13/1455) in 2013 for the construction of up to 431 dwellings within Parcels D, E, F, and G. The archaeological evaluation was focused on parcel G phases 1-5. The evaluation comprised the excavation, investigation and recording of 12 evaluation trenches. A single undated ditch was identified towards the centre of the site, the ditch was not identified within any adjacent trenches and did not yield artefacts suitable for dating. The date and function of the ditch therefore remains uncertain, although its proximity to a post medieval - modern agricultural structure (now demolished) may be indicative of a later date for the ditch, most likely a former field boundary associated with the lands former use as an agricultural plot.
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Author:		 L McCaig
W Santamaria
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Publisher:		 Wessex Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Kent SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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Site: Land at Harps Farm
County: Kent
District: Swale
Parish: MINSTER-ON-SEA
Country: England
Grid Reference: 595182, 172332 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) BURNT FLINT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) FIRED CLAY (Find)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: wessexar1-346009
OBIB: 205880.02
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Created Date:		 29 Oct 2021