Monument record TR 15 NW 2702 - ?Later prehistoric earthworks at Willows Farm, Canterbury

Possible later prehistoric earthworks were identified at Willows Farm, Canterbury during a magnetometer survey in 2020. A later evaluation at the site did not find any evidence for the earthworks up to 1m below the ground surface; however, the structures may still survive at greater depths, or residual traces of their location may survive as positive and negative geophysical enomalies. One of the trenches uncovered evidence for the redepositing of material though to be associated with the construction of the earthworks at the site.

The longest linear anomaly measured around 84m in length, although all of the anomalies potentially extended beyond the limits of the survey area. The linear anomalies were interpreted as possible earthworks surrounding a causeway - potentially part of, or a related monument to, Homestall Wood Hillfort (TR 15 NW 1599). If these features were related to the hillfort, they would likely be Iron Age in date.

Other anomalies, including features interpreted as potentially archaeological pits, were also present at the site; the largest of the features have been digitised as GIS features. (1)

<1> Darnley Archaeological Services, 2020, ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AT WILLOWS FARM BY HOMESTALL WOODS, ROUGH COMMON, CANTERBURY, KENT (Unpublished document). SKE55804.