Fulston Manor, Sittingbourne, Kent - Assessment of the Result of the Excavation of a Small Medieval Farmstead

Wessex Archaeology

The subsequent excavation confirmed the presence of archaeological features and deposits representing the remains of a small medieval farmstead established, used and abandoned between the 11th and early 14th centuries. Excavated features included a double ditched enclosure, a number of structures, a kiln and a number of pits. An assemblage of medieval pottery was recovered, along with other finds of ceramic building material, quern or millstones, and animal bones. Environmental sample recovered remains of hulled barley, free-threshing wheat, rye and garden pea.

A small number of features and finds pre- and post-dating the medieval farmstead were also recorded, including a prehistoric ditch, residual Roman material, a late Roman or Saxon copper alloy pin and two pits, possibly of 16th century date.