Monument record TQ 75 NW 82 - Late Iron Age/Early Romano-British occupation at Tottington Farm, Aylesford

Summary

Aerial photographs had indicated an asymmetrical, rectilinear enclosure with rounded corners and a square feature inside. Two linear features subdivide the interior and, on the western side, a track runs across the enclosure. In the 1990s a geophysical survey and further evaluation detected a second smaller enclosure to the north west of the main one. During excavations Trenches 1 and 3 contained no archaeology but other trenches revealed pits and ditches. These are thought to date from the late pre-Roman Iron Age and the early Roman period. Some features could be of prehistoric origin. Opus signinum, ridge tiles and domestic waste suggest settlement in the area. No structures or buildings were found.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7317 5944 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ75NW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

<1> AP (CUC BQA 8-10; 19 6 74) (OS Card Reference). SKE33431.

<2> The Clark Laboratory, 1998, Tottington Farm, Aylesford, Kent, Report on Archaeogeophysical Survey 1998 (Unpublished document). SKE12138.

<3> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1999, Archaeological Evaluation Tottington Farm Aylesford Maidstone, Kent TQ 7320 5945 (Unpublished document). SKE7241.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: AP (CUC BQA 8-10; 19 6 74).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: The Clark Laboratory. 1998. Tottington Farm, Aylesford, Kent, Report on Archaeogeophysical Survey 1998. [Mapped feature: #20056 cropmark, ]
  • <3> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1999. Archaeological Evaluation Tottington Farm Aylesford Maidstone, Kent TQ 7320 5945.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Tottington Farm (EKE5353)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey at Tottington Farm, Aylesford (EKE8464)

Record last edited

Jul 15 2021 11:22AM