Monument record TQ 77 SW 1288 - The earthwork remains of a possible hollow way and associated embanked boundaries of uncertain date on Cooling Hill

Summary

The earthwork remains of a possible hollow way and associated embanked boundaries of uncertain date on Cooling Hill. The hollow way appeared to be flanked by a bank on the north-eastern side and could be seen extending SSE from the Buckland Road for 160m. At the northern end, adjacent to the road is a broad depressed area 32m x 12m recorded as a pond on the 1st -4th editon OS maps, but appears to be a continuation of the possible hollow way to the south, reused as a later pond. The hollow way turns east around Cooling Hill in the direction of Cliffe Woods, crossing over the parish boundary between Higham and Cliffe & Cliffe Woods. This section can be traced as a broad ditch or hollow way for 130m. A bank, possibly the contination of the flanking bank could be traced for a further 140m in the direction of Cliffe Woods. Two parallel curving banks, possibly lynchets, were also noted brancing off the NNW-SSE aligned section. These banks are both aligned NE-SW, lie c.40m apart and extend for c.110m along the contours of the hill. These features were mapped from a combination of aerial photographs and Environment Agency lidar imagery.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7301 7356 (341m by 214m)
Map sheet TQ77SW
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Ordinance Survey, 1879, Ordnance Survey: Kent Epoch 1, 1:2500 1879 (Map). SKE55861.

<2> Historic England, Archive Material (Archive). SKE58369.

<3> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3043 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE55991.

<4> Environment Agency, 2001, LIDAR TQ 7272 Environment Agency D0015730 APR-2001 (Digital archive). SKE58380.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordinance Survey. 1879. Ordnance Survey: Kent Epoch 1, 1:2500 1879.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England. Archive Material.
  • <3> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3043 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3043 16-JAN-1947.
  • <4> Digital archive: Environment Agency. 2001. LIDAR TQ 7272 Environment Agency D0015730 APR-2001.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Dec 19 2024 1:38PM