TQ 85 SE 140 - Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Occupation Site at Sandway Road, Lenham

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Monument record TQ 85 SE 140 - Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Occupation Site at Sandway Road, Lenham

Summary

Evidence of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age occupation site, possibly dating back even earlier. A number of features, pits, post -holes and ditches were found across an area approximately 160m N-S. Evidence of the long use of this location is evident from associated features and finds from the Late Mesolithic, Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.

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Grid reference	TQ 8806 5167 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TQ85SE
County	KENT
District	MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish	LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> Wessex Archaeology, 1999, Archaeological Evaluation at Sandway Road, Harrietsham ARC SWR98 Final Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE6990.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 1999, Excavation at Sandway Road Method Statement for the Investigation of Mesolithic Remains (Unpublished document). SKE6991.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 1999, Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Excavation at Sandway Road Interim Excavation Report. (Unpublished document). SKE6994.

<4> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2001, Archaeological Evaluation at Chilston Sandpit, Lenham (Unpublished document). SKE7647.

<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Sandway Road Detailed Archaeological Works Assessment Report Final (Unpublished document). SKE16535.

<6> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Landscape at Sandway Road, Lenham, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series (Unpublished document). SKE16536.

<7> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, Prehistoric Worked Flint from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Unpublished document). SKE16596.

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<1> SKE6990 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1999. Archaeological Evaluation at Sandway Road, Harrietsham ARC SWR98 Final Evaluation Report.
<2> SKE6991 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1999. Excavation at Sandway Road Method Statement for the Investigation of Mesolithic Remains.
<3> SKE6994 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1999. Channel Tunnel Rail Link Archaeological Excavation at Sandway Road Interim Excavation Report..
<4> SKE7647 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2001. Archaeological Evaluation at Chilston Sandpit, Lenham.
<5> SKE16535 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. Sandway Road Detailed Archaeological Works Assessment Report Final.
<6> SKE16536 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Landscape at Sandway Road, Lenham, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series.
<7> SKE16596 Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. Prehistoric Worked Flint from Section 1 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Occupation Site at Sandway Road, Lenham

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Related Events/Activities (4)

Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Chilston Sandpit, Lenham (Ref: CAT site No. 1473) (EKE5629)
Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Sandway Road, Harrietsham (Ref: ARC SWR 98) (EKE5150)
Intrusive Event: Excavation at Sandway Road Neolithic/Mesolithic Site. (Ref: ARC SWR 99) (EKE5151)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Sandway Raod, Lenham (EKE10780)

Record last edited

Aug 10 2016 10:28AM