[Marginal] At Hawfield, on Hadlow Common, when excavating for gravel, the workmen found several holes the 'size of a bushel measure", two to three feet below the surface. Their sides were baked as if fires had been lit in them and they were filled with charred material. This contained very rude and coarse potsherds, clay net sinkers, parts of a millstone, iron sickle-shaped implement and fragments of Roman pottery including samian and Durobrivian wares. "It is difficult to understand for what the holes were made as none of the fragments can be repaired to make-up whole vessels". (1,2,3) The present location of the finds was not ascertained. They are not in Maidstone Museum. For other Roman finds nearby see TQ 65 SW 25. [Haughfield is situated at TQ 62905005] (4)

<1> Inf. from F.W.E. Shrivell) (OS Card Reference). SKE44376.

<2> Arch Cant 21 1895 lii (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE34828.

<3> VCH Kent 3 1932 156 (M V Taylor, R F Jessup & C F C Hawkwes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51061.

<4> PSA 2nd s vol 15 1893-5 42 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE48777.

<5> F1 EG 14.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42864.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 65 SW 9 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3456.