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Ebbsfleet is a Neolithic settlement and ceremonial complex located in the Thames estuary region of Kent, England, dating to the earlier Neolithic period, approximately 4000–3500 BCE. The site is significant for its evidence of early farming communities and their ritual practices, including the presence of causewayed enclosure features and domestic occupation remains. Excavations have revealed pottery of the Ebbsfleet ware tradition, a distinctive ceramic type characteristic of early Neolithic south-eastern England, alongside flint tools and animal bone deposits. The site's location on the Thames estuary demonstrates the importance of riverine and estuarine zones in early Neolithic settlement patterns and resource exploitation in prehistoric Kent.
Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004206. View the official record →
Ebbsfleet is a Neolithic settlement and ceremonial complex located in the Thames estuary region of Kent, England, dating to the earlier Neolithic period, approximately 4000–3500 BCE. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004206.
Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Springhead Roman site (1.1 km), Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae (1.6 km), Monastic grange at Friary Court (2.8 km).
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