TQ 64 SW 1 - Castle Hill Iron Age Hillforts, Castle Hill, Capel

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Monument record TQ 64 SW 1 - Castle Hill Iron Age Hillforts, Castle Hill, Capel

Summary

Two Iron Age contour hill-forts and associated earthworks. Mesolithic and Bronze Age flint implements and Neolithic pot sherds have been found at the site; now thought to be in Tunbridge Wells Museum. The hillforts were first excavated in 1929 when they were thought to represent a single structure. Since then a watching brief has taken place in 1965 and excavations in 1969-71. It is now believed that two hillforts are located on the spur of high ground. The first, larger hillfort has been radiocarbon dated to c.315 B.C. and the second smaller fort to c.228 B.C. Whilst flints and iron slag have been found at the site it is uncertain whether it was permanently occupied. The forts consisted of ramparts and ditches, with inner and outer banks. An iron stone roadway was also found leading to the east entrance of Fort I.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 6078 4384 (361m by 361m) FCE
Map sheet	TQ64SW
County	KENT
District	TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish	CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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CONTOUR FORT, CASTLE HILL, CAPEL (Photograph). SKE1441.

Ordnance Survey: Portfolios (Collection). SKE6541.

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Arch Cant 41 1929 193-195 plan (S E Winbolt) (OS Card Reference). SKE35098.

<3> OS Iron Age S Britain Map 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48419.

<4> F1 EG 21-MAY-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42868.

<5> F2 ASP 29-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43187.

<6> Arch Cant 91 1975 61-85 figs photos (J H Money) (OS Card Reference). SKE36062.

<7> AP Aerofilms P6-0924 (OS Card Reference). SKE34156.

<8> HSL/?/Kent/07/2 (OS Card Reference). SKE44184.

<9> Letter J H Money 30 1 72 (in Corres file) (OS Card Reference). SKE46109.

<10> Kent Arch Rev 31 Spr 1975 48-51 photos (OS Card Reference). SKE45761.

<11> Arch Cant 86 1971 233-4 (OS Card Reference). SKE35860.

<12> DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 109 (OS Card Reference). SKE40685.

<13> OS 1:10000 1974 (OS Card Reference). SKE48159.

<14> Arch Cant 84 1969 233-4 (A P Detsicas) (OS Card Reference). SKE35782.

<15> Arch Cant 87 1972 219 (J H Money) (OS Card Reference). SKE35889.

<16> CBA Cal of Excavs 1969 4 (OS Card Reference). SKE38763.

<17> Suss Arch Soc Newl 2 Mar 1971 4 (OS Card Reference). SKE49764.

<18> CBA Res Rep 48 1982 Arch in Kent to AD 1500 40-50 Fig (Peter E Leach) (OS Card Reference). SKE38900.

<19> Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 1 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3264.

<20> Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 1 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3265.

<21> R2 FH 16-MAY-79 (OS Card Reference). SKE48942.

<22> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<23> Kent Archaeological Society, 1979, Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 94, p 268-270 (Article in serial). SKE53755.

<24> Historic England, Historic England Archive: Castle Hill, Tonbridge (Archive). SKE53756.

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--- SKE1441 Photograph: CONTOUR FORT, CASTLE HILL, CAPEL. OS59/F310/2. Black and White. Negative.
--- SKE1441 Photograph: CONTOUR FORT, CASTLE HILL, CAPEL. OS59/F310/2. Black and White. Negative.
--- SKE6541 Collection: Ordnance Survey: Portfolios.
--- SKE6541 Collection: Ordnance Survey: Portfolios.
<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE35098 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 41 1929 193-195 plan (S E Winbolt).
<3> SKE48419 OS Card Reference: OS Iron Age S Britain Map 1962.
<4> SKE42868 OS Card Reference: F1 EG 21-MAY-59.
<5> SKE43187 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 29-JAN-63.
<6> SKE36062 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 91 1975 61-85 figs photos (J H Money).
<7> SKE34156 OS Card Reference: AP Aerofilms P6-0924.
<8> SKE44184 OS Card Reference: HSL/?/Kent/07/2.
<9> SKE46109 OS Card Reference: Letter J H Money 30 1 72 (in Corres file).
<10> SKE45761 OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Rev 31 Spr 1975 48-51 photos.
<11> SKE35860 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 86 1971 233-4.
<12> SKE40685 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs Eng 2 1978 109.
<13> SKE48159 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1974.
<14> SKE35782 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 84 1969 233-4 (A P Detsicas).
<15> SKE35889 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 87 1972 219 (J H Money).
<16> SKE38763 OS Card Reference: CBA Cal of Excavs 1969 4.
<17> SKE49764 OS Card Reference: Suss Arch Soc Newl 2 Mar 1971 4.
<18> SKE38900 OS Card Reference: CBA Res Rep 48 1982 Arch in Kent to AD 1500 40-50 Fig (Peter E Leach).
<19> SKE3264 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 1 - May, 1959.
<20> SKE3265 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SW 1 - January, 1963.
<21> SKE48942 OS Card Reference: R2 FH 16-MAY-79.
<22> SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
<23> SKE53755 Article in serial: Kent Archaeological Society. 1979. Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. 94, p 268-270. 94, pp 268-270.
<24> SKE53756 Archive: Historic England. Historic England Archive: Castle Hill, Tonbridge.

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Intrusive Event: CASTLE HILL (Ref: EI 14894) (EKE3905)
Intrusive Event: CASTLE HILL (Ref: EI 14895) (EKE3906)
Intrusive Event: CASTLE HILL (Ref: EI 36042) (EKE4428)
Intrusive Event: Land adjacent to Castle Hill Monument, Tonbridge. An Archaeological evaluation report. (Ref: TOCH04) (EKE10101)

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Apr 28 2021 4:59PM