Monument record TQ 53 NE 805 - Possible megatliths, Rusthall
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 5695 3930 (125m by 97m) |
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Map sheet | TQ53NE |
Civil Parish | RUSTHALL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The first potential megalith is located close to the junction of Rusthall Road and Langton Road, measures approximately 5m x 1.5m x 1m above ground, and showed clear evidence of being quarried. A large pit found at the western end of the stone, which was visible as a parch mark in 2018.
The second stone is located on the 8th Green of the golf course, is largely rectangular in shape, and measures approx. 2.5.m x 2m x 1.5m. Again it showed clear evidence of being quarried as well as additional markings.
An alternative interpretation of at least some of the features excavated in 2018 is that they are a combination of ‘natural features and ad-hock post-medieval quarrying’, although the 2019 report 'strongly refutes' this view. (3)
<1> WKD Archaeology, 2019, Analysis Of A Possible Prehistoric Tumulus And Related Monuments – Rusthall, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE52283.
<2> WKD Archaeology, 2018, End Of Season Review - RSP18 - RSP Site, Rusthall Common, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE52282.
<3> WKD Archaeology, 2019, RSP Site - Rusthall 2019 Season (Unpublished document). SKE52285.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE52283 Unpublished document: WKD Archaeology. 2019. Analysis Of A Possible Prehistoric Tumulus And Related Monuments – Rusthall, Kent.
- <2> SKE52282 Unpublished document: WKD Archaeology. 2018. End Of Season Review - RSP18 - RSP Site, Rusthall Common, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
- <3> SKE52285 Unpublished document: WKD Archaeology. 2019. RSP Site - Rusthall 2019 Season.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: 'Speculative review' of a large elongated earthwork at Rusthall (EKE19471)
- Intrusive Event: Clearance, topsoil stripping and landscape investigation, Rusthall Spring site, Rusthall (EKE19478)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Landscape investigation of a possible Prehistoric earthwork and related monuments (EKE19477)
Record last edited
Jan 31 2020 12:21PM