TR 03 NE 4 - Barrow mound at Aldington Knoll, Aldington

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Monument record TR 03 NE 4 - Barrow mound at Aldington Knoll, Aldington

Summary

T-shaped artificial mound composed of sandy soil with flint or chert chips, which are not strictly natural, surmounting a natural hill. The west arm c.45m. long, is the clearest. The north and south arms appear to be mutilated by quarrying. May have been used as a beacon in recent times but possibly a mutilated long barrow. Aldington Knoll was dug into in 1755 and produced some burnt human bones and copper in the form of horns, thin plates and cylinders. Some narrow strips of copper may have been used for fastening woodwork covered with beaten gold. Large stones, "disposed like those at Stonehenge", were thrown down in moving the earth.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 0708 3526 (69m by 68m) FCE
Map sheet	TR03NE
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	ALDINGTON, ASHFORD, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Arch 7 1785 408-9 (Sir J Prinle) (OS Card Reference). SKE34447.

<3> VCH Kent 1 1908 331 (G Clinch) (OS Card Reference). SKE50836.

<4> VCH Kent 3 1932 144 (M V Taylor) (OS Card Reference). SKE51021.

<5> Arch Cant 62 1949 138 (J H Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE35341.

<6> F1 AC 04-DEC-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE41755.

<7> F2 ASP 01-DEC-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE43070.

<8> DOE (IAM) AMs England 2 1978 109 (OS Card Reference). SKE40694.

<9> DOE (IAM) Record Form 1985 (OS Card Reference). SKE40739.

<10> Field report for monument TR 03 NE 4 - December, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5075.

<11> Field report for monument TR 03 NE 4 - December, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5076.

<12> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources/Archives (12)

<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE34447 OS Card Reference: Arch 7 1785 408-9 (Sir J Prinle).
<3> SKE50836 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 331 (G Clinch).
<4> SKE51021 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 144 (M V Taylor).
<5> SKE35341 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 62 1949 138 (J H Evans).
<6> SKE41755 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 04-DEC-62.
<7> SKE43070 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 01-DEC-69.
<8> SKE40694 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) AMs England 2 1978 109.
<9> SKE40739 OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) Record Form 1985.
<10> SKE5075 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 03 NE 4 - December, 1962.
<11> SKE5076 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 03 NE 4 - December, 1969.
<12>XY SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #495 barrow, ]