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Monument record TQ 44 NW 57 - Medieval watercourse with associated features, evidence of probable nearby smithy, and post Medieval features
Summary
A substantial watercourse which possibly carried water to the moat of Edenbridge manor house, providing dating evidence for the digging of the moat between 1220 and 1250 and the early use of the manor was revealed during excavations along the route of the Edenbridge Western Relief road. Other features included further channels relating to water management. Metalworking debris was found, indicating that a smithy existed nearby in the twelfth to thirteenth centuries.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 44290 45979 (point) Centred |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ44NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | EDENBRIDGE, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- WATERCOURSE (Medieval - 1220 AD to 1250 AD)
- (Former Type) WATERCOURSE? (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)
- FEATURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1250 AD?)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1250 AD)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD)
- FEATURE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full Description
<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2006, Feeding the moat: Excavations near the site of Edenbridge Manor House (Unpublished document). SKE13064.
<2> K. Brady and E. Biddulph, 2007, Feeding the Moat: Excavations at the site of Edenbridge Manor House (Article in serial). SKE13066.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (7)
- BOWL (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1299 AD)
- SLAG (Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1350 AD?)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Medieval - 1250 AD to 1299 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1200 AD? to 1399 AD?)
- BURNT FLINT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations near the site of Edenbridge Manor House (EKE9381)
- Intrusive Event: Excavations near the site of Edenbridge Manor House (EKE9382)
Record last edited
Sep 27 2007 1:06AM