Monument record TQ 66 SE 17 - Sarsen stones - non antiquity

Summary

Sarsen stones - non antiquity

Location

Grid reference TQ 6556 6322 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ66SE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

STONE CIRCLE [NR] Remains of (1) TQ 65576323 Sarsen-stones [NAT] (1-2) "Not a stone circle, A deep natural coombe which has formed a convenient dumping ground for large masses of sarsen boulders dragged off the neighbouring fields during ploughing. F.J. Bennett, in "Ightham, the story of a Kentish Village" first put forward the megalith idea, see his fanciful plan on p.48", as testified by the farmer at Harvel Hill Farm. (3) At Cockadam Shaw, Kent, a large collection of stones in a wood. [See AO/59/155/5] (4) Visited. A pile of sarsens at the bottom of a deep hollow. (5)


<1> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<2> OS 6" 1936 (OS Card Reference). SKE48337.

<3> Corr 6" (RF Jessup 1947) (OS Card Reference). SKE39279.

<4> Woolwich & Dist Ant S Ann Rep 13 1907 83 illust plan 81 (FC Elliston Erwood) (OS Card Reference). SKE51396.

<5> F1 CFW 28-AUG-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42795.

<6> Field report for monument TQ 66 SE 17 - August, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3565.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1909.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Corr 6" (RF Jessup 1947).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Woolwich & Dist Ant S Ann Rep 13 1907 83 illust plan 81 (FC Elliston Erwood).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 28-AUG-59.
  • <6>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 SE 17 - August, 1959. [Mapped feature: #15126 Stones, ]

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Record last edited

Jun 17 2021 2:39PM