Two of a number of grave mounds, (mostly previously disturbed), on the summit of Wye Hill, to the left of the Dover Road, were opened by C Roach Smith and L.B Larking in 1858. One contained the bones of a child the other those of a very tall adult, a spearhead and a knife. (1) Three barrows in the same general area were opened by Morris who found bones in each of them. Morris also opened several of the 18 plus mounds said to exist on Wye Downs between the first and second plantations from Well Share and in the second and third clumps beyond. He found bones in one. (2) Group of 5 barrows centred TR 07104680. `A': 8.0m in diameter, 0.5m in height, large hole in centre. there is a tree on the NW side. `B': 7.0m in diameter, 0.4m in height, slight hollow in centre. Tree on NW side. `C': 10.5m average diameter, 0.7m in height, tree covered, slight hollow in centre. `D': 7.0m in diameter, 0.5m in height, tree covered, hole in centre. `E': Vestigial remains of barrow comprising a tree covered low swelling with a large hole in the centre. 10.0m to the NW of `A' there is a low mound with a large tree on it, possibly the remains of a barrow, and there is another with a large hole in the centre between `A' and `D', also possibly the remains of a barrow. The group is situated in Pit Share on the highest point of Wye downs. `C' is probably a bowl barrow, the remainder have the appearance of Dark Age grave mounds. Surveyed at 1:2500. (3) These features are no longer extant. (4)

<1> VCH Kent vol 1 1908 368 Anglo-Saxon Remains (R A Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE51197.

<2> History of Wye 1842 9-13 (W J Morris) (OS Card Reference). SKE44158.

<3> F1 CFW 20-MAY-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42672.

<4> OS 25" Oct 1974 (OS Card Reference). SKE48284.

<5> Field report for monument TR 04 NE 10 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5126.