Monument record MKE127295 - Dew pond (or sole pond), visible on 1st and 2nd edition OS map

Dew pond (or sole pond), visible on 1st and 2nd edition OS map. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Preservation:Whole pond clearly visible on current OS/LIDAR
Pond shape:Kidney/half-moon
Site type: Dew pond (or sole pond)
Description: Square pond close to Cosington Fields Farm. Seen on 1st and 2nd edition OS and on modern OS it's now half moon shaped. Very clear on the 1m LiDAR.
Recorded date: 29/10/2024 (1)

A borehole survey was carried out at the site in 2025 in advance of proposed restoration works. Two boreholes were drilled, one up to 0.34m in depth, the other up to 0.54m in depth. The first borehole recorded a sequence of topsoil overlying the modern backfill of the pond, overlying the 'Clay with flints' base of the pond. The second borehole recorded topsoil overlying a weathered pond fill/subsoil, overlying a waterlain pond fill, above a 'Clay with flints' layer. The Clay with flints layer is interpreted as the base of the pond. (2)

<1> Kent Downs AONB Unit, 2025, Historic Ponds Project dataset (Digital archive). SKE58454.

<2> Archaeology South - East, 2025, A Geoarchaeological hand auger survey for the Kent Downs Heritage Ponds Project, Kent: Initial Report (Unpublished document). SKE58660.