Monument record TQ 76 SE 11 - Possible Neolithic long barrow, Upper White Horse Stone, Aylesford

Summary

At White Horse Stone are the remains of a possible Neolithic burial chamber. The standing stone at the site is thought to have been the remnant of a burial chamber and barrow. There is no trace of a mound and it is possible that some of these stones were moved from the adjacent field by farmers. Its identification as another chambered long barrow is therefore uncertain. Early antiquarians thought that it resembled a standing horse, hence its name, but stories of the god-like White Horse of Kent attached to it are quite without foundation. The Upper White Horse Stone has succeeded the original stone (see TQ 76 SE 12) and taken on its legend. The successor is a large sarsen stone to the east of the A229. It stands upright on a narrow strip of woodland. It measures 3m X 1.60m and is 0.70m thick. Nine smaller stones extend westwards from the stone for about 10m.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 7535 6032 (16m by 16m) FCE
Map sheet TQ76SE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1936-47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48342.

<2> Beale-Poste MSS (Maidstone Mus) Vol 3 Sect 3 p.111 (OS Card Reference). SKE37611.

<3> Arch Cant Vol 62 1949 p.135 (JH Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE36411.

<4> Arch Cant 63 1950 65-67 (JH Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE35362.

<5> OS Prof Papers NS 8 1924 (OGS Crawford) (OS Card Reference). SKE48428.

<6> Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of Eng and Wales 1950 p.234 (GE Daniel) (OS Card Reference). SKE48648.

<7> F1 ASP 14.05.59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42089.

<8> F2 ASP 21.10.64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43142.

<9> DOE(IAM) Ancient Monuments England 2 1978 109 (OS Card Reference). SKE41422.

<10> Philp, B, 1981, A survey of the Medway megaliths, KAR 64: 87 (Article in serial). SKE24000.

<11> SE Eng 1970 101-2 illus (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE49418.

<12> Arch Cant 97 1981 233 (R Holgate) (OS Card Reference). SKE36280.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 11 - May, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4148.

<14> Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 11 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4149.

<15> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936-47.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Beale-Poste MSS (Maidstone Mus) Vol 3 Sect 3 p.111.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant Vol 62 1949 p.135 (JH Evans).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 63 1950 65-67 (JH Evans).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: OS Prof Papers NS 8 1924 (OGS Crawford).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of Eng and Wales 1950 p.234 (GE Daniel).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 14.05.59.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 21.10.64.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: DOE(IAM) Ancient Monuments England 2 1978 109.
  • <10> Article in serial: Philp, B. 1981. A survey of the Medway megaliths. KAR 64: 77-92. KAR 64: 87.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: SE Eng 1970 101-2 illus (RF Jessup).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 97 1981 233 (R Holgate).
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 11 - May, 1959.
  • <14> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SE 11 - October, 1964.
  • <15>XY Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. [Mapped feature: #321 Long Barrow, ]

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  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at White Horse Stone, Aylesford (Ref: ARC WHS 97) (EKE5187)

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Record last edited

Aug 2 2021 3:56PM