Monument record TR 03 NE 20 - Windmill mound (possible)

Summary

A large mound on the northern edge of Park Wood, has been identified as having the appearance of a round barrow. Trial trenches proved the mound was artificial, and sherds of pottery scattered throughout varied in date from the early Iron Age to the 14th century. Mesolithic and Neolithic artifacts were plentiful immediately above and below the original ground level. The mound 35 metres in diameter and 3 metres high is now assumed to be an early mill mound. Other finds at the site included possibly Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic implements, sherds dating from the Bronze Age through the Roman period to the 14th century AD, and one bronze disc which may have been a Roman coin. One leaf-shaped flint arrowhead was 30mm long with a maximum thickness only 3mm. No trace of the mound survives, and the area is now arable farmland.

Location

Grid reference TR 0743 3861 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR03NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SMEETH, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Archaeology South-East, 2008, A Paleoenvironmental Evaluation Along the Route of the Proposed Isle of Grain Transmission Pipeline (Stage 1) (Unpublished document). SKE29264.

<2> F1 ASP 14-NOV-1969 (OS Card Reference). SKE42104.

<3> Mr J Bradshaw, 8 Forest Cottages, Challock. (OS Card Reference). SKE47388.

<4> Field report for monument TR 03 NE 20 - November, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5092.

<5> South Eastern Archaeological Services, 1996, Sellindge-Ashford Overhead transmission Link (Unpublished document). SKE7112.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2008. A Paleoenvironmental Evaluation Along the Route of the Proposed Isle of Grain Transmission Pipeline (Stage 1).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 14-NOV-1969.
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Mr J Bradshaw, 8 Forest Cottages, Challock.. [Mapped feature: #38220 Mill mound, ]
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 03 NE 20 - November, 1969.
  • <5> Unpublished document: South Eastern Archaeological Services. 1996. Sellindge-Ashford Overhead transmission Link.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: PARK WOOD (Ref: EI 14567) (EKE3720)

Record last edited

May 23 2024 4:24PM