Monument record MKE127467 - Dew pond (or sole pond), visible on 2nd edition map only

Dew pond (or sole pond), visible on 2nd edition map only. Recorded during 2024 Kent Downs National Landscape Historic Ponds project.
Preservation:Pond on historic maps but not visible on current OS (ghost pond)
Pond shape:Rectangular
Site type: Dew pond (or sole pond)
Description: Large rectangular shaped pond along a footpath/track, to the east of Punish Farm. Doesn't appear until 2nd edition OS. Not obvious on 1m Lidar.
Recorded date: 27/11/2024 (1)

A borehole survey was carried out at the site in 2025 in advance of proposed restoration works. One borehole was drilled which reached 0.81m in depth below ground level and recorded a sequence of topsoil overlying two deposits of colluvium likely from sediment run-off. The deposits contained fragments of concrete which are interpreted as having originated from the concrete base. (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- East, 2025, A Geoarchaeological hand auger survey for the Kent Downs Heritage Ponds Project, Kent: Initial Report (Unpublished document).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.