Stone rubble road surfaces of the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century producing pottery of early modern date were revealed in the grounds of The Cottage during trenching for a flood alleviation scheme in Buckland Lane. No other archaeology was observed. Pottery of the period 1780-1825 was recovered from soil deposits associated with the road surfaces. This corresponds well with the map evidence for the area.(1)

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2003, An Archaeological Watching Brief along the line of the flood alleviation scheme, Buckland Lane, Maidstone. (Unpublished document). SKE13104.