TR 04 NE 29 - Location of probable fake barrow, Wye with Hinxhill

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Monument record TR 04 NE 29 - Location of probable fake barrow, Wye with Hinxhill

Summary

A burial mound was thought to exist in wye village. A tumulus was supposedly discovered during excavations for building extensions at Wye College. A series of large related stones were removed to the British Museum for examination. They have now been reset in their old positions. The so-called Kempe's Mount is suspected to be the product of an undergraduate `stir' perpetrated in November 1977. Nothing of archaeological interest has been found at this site.

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Grid reference	TR 0553 4691 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR04NE
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

MOUND? (Unknown date)

Full Description

TR 05534692. Kempe's Mound a tumulus discovered during excavations for building extensions at Wye College. A series of large related stones were removed to the British Museum for examination. They have now been reset in their old positions. Monument now in the care of the Dept of the Environment. (1) Wye Collge, Kempe's Mount; The so-called Kempe's Mount is the product of an imaginative and successful undergraduate `stir' perpetrated in November 1977. Nothing of archaeological interest has been found at this site. (2)

<1> Wye College Notice Board (OS Card Reference). SKE51420.

<2> Letter S J Greatrese 14 2 78 (OS Card Reference). SKE46111.

<3> Letter: J D Sykes Wye College 3 2 87 (in file) (OS Card Reference). SKE46119.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE51420 OS Card Reference: Wye College Notice Board.
<2>XY SKE46111 OS Card Reference: Letter S J Greatrese 14 2 78. [Mapped feature: #38920 mound, ]
<3> SKE46119 OS Card Reference: Letter: J D Sykes Wye College 3 2 87 (in file).