TQ 66 NE 4 - Possible 'Stone Circle' or megalithic structure in Cobham village

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Monument record TQ 66 NE 4 - Possible 'Stone Circle' or megalithic structure in Cobham village

Summary

The approximate site of an alleged stone circle or megalithic chambered tomb at Cobham. Although there are records of sarsens being removed from the area during the 18th and 19th centuries, suggestions that a megalithic monument appear to originate in a story told to FC Lukis in the 1840s. The veracity of the story told to Lukis is uncertain, to say the least, and although naturally occurring sarsens are known from the area, some of which have been used in recent times for various purposes, there is no evidence to support the former existence of the Cobham megalith.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 6683 6869 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ66NE
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish	COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

STONE CIRCLE (STONE CIRCLE, Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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<1> OS 6" 1897 (OS Card Reference). SKE48312.

<2> JBAA 1st series vol 9 1854 427 (FC Lukis) (OS Card Reference). SKE44881.

<3> Coll Cant 1893 152-3 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39135.

<4> Arch Cant vol 13 1878 14 (Flinders Petrie) (OS Card Reference). SKE36373.

<5> Arch Cant vol 63 1950 75-7 (JH Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE36416.

<6> F1 CFW 06.07.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42445.

<7> F2 FGA 13.10.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43321.

<8> Ant 35 1961 151-52 (HA James) (OS Card Reference). SKE33112.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 4 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3492.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 4 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3493.

Sources/Archives (10)

<1> SKE48312 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1897.
<2> SKE44881 OS Card Reference: JBAA 1st series vol 9 1854 427 (FC Lukis).
<3> SKE39135 OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 152-3 (G Payne).
<4> SKE36373 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant vol 13 1878 14 (Flinders Petrie).
<5> SKE36416 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant vol 63 1950 75-7 (JH Evans).
<6> SKE42445 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 06.07.59.
<7> SKE43321 OS Card Reference: F2 FGA 13.10.64.
<8>XY SKE33112 OS Card Reference: Ant 35 1961 151-52 (HA James). [Mapped feature: #14148 Stone circle, ]
<9> SKE3492 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 4 - July, 1959.
<10> SKE3493 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 4 - October, 1964.

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Record last edited

May 6 2022 10:13AM