Monument record TQ 45 NE 226 - Dew pond (or sole pond). Visible on 2nd edition OS map.

Dew pond (or sole pond). Visible on 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: Circular/oval
Site type :Dew pond (or sole pond)
Description :Perfectly circular pond - unusually one of 6 around Shine/Chine Farm. All seen from 2nd edition OS, on modern OS and dark on 1m LiDAR. Casper Johnson, senior KCC archaeologist says: 'I am certain that Chine Farm was upgraded (the buildings and paddock bou
Recorded date :17/02/2025

A borehole survey was carried out at the site in 2025. One borehole was drilled up to 0.4m in depth and sampling was carried out on the brick wall and brick lining of the pond. The only deposits identified comprised an active modern land surface overlying a topsoil containing ceramic building material. The borehole could not be drilled further due to the presence of ceramic building material and rooting. Investigations indicated that the feature had been constructed sometime between 1890 and 1900 AD. (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- East, 2025, A Geoarchaeological hand auger survey for the Kent Downs Heritage Ponds Project, Kent: Initial Report (Unpublished document).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.