Monument record TR 35 SE 927 - The Glen, Walmer Castle, Kent

A feature within the grounds of Walmer Castle, thought to have originated as a chalk quarry pit. The Glen was landscaped and planted between 1805 and 1859. During an evaluation in 2017 in advance of a restoration project, substantive remnants of gravel footpaths were found in test pits 4, 5 and 7. Two fragments of brick and two of pottery found in pit 3 were consistent with the historic date of The Glen’s landscapinguse as part of the gardens in the early 19th century. (1)

The chalk pit is visible as a quarry scar on a 1795-97 AD map of the site. (2)

<1> Keevill Heritage Ltd, 2016, An Archaeological Evaluation at The Glen, Walmer Castle, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE51935.

<2> English Heritage, 2017, HERITAGE STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF A PLANNING APPLICATION CONCERNING WALMER CASTLE, WALMER, KENT (Unpublished document). SKE52826.