Monument record TR 04 NW 1 - Clay brick pits, near Griffins Corner, Wye
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 0470 4512 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TR04NW |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(TR 04714513) A moated homestead with fishponds to the north. (1) This is a complex of three trenches, one deeper, broader and steeper than the orther two, and the three are only superficially connected, which can hardly be a moat. `Kiln Field', adjacent on the west has two large trenches, 70.0m and 120.0m long, similar in appearance to the other three. They all probably result from digging for clay. (2) TR 048452. Spider's Castle. Moated Site? Remains of moat and fishponds - No trace remains. Information from Kent C.C. (3) Not listed in a checklist of Moated sites in Kent, December 1979. (4)
Three trenches in fields to the south of Wye were previously thought to be the remains of a homestead moat. However it is now thought to be more likely that these are the result of clay exploitation as there is no clear connection between them. An adjacent `Kiln Field' to the west contains two large trenches, 70m and 120m long, similar in appearance to the other three. These also probably result from digging for clay but the date of all these features is unknown. (5-6)
<1> Map of Wye Ph. dated AD 1404 (OS Card Reference). SKE46545.
<2> Rec 6" (O G S Crawford, undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE49048.
<3> F1 ASP 21-AUG-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42217.
<4> Kent Arch Res Unit (undated) (OS Card Reference). SKE45723.
<5> Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 47 (OS Card Reference). SKE47254.
<6> Field report for monument TR 04 NW 1 - August, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5144.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE46545 OS Card Reference: Map of Wye Ph. dated AD 1404.
- <2> SKE49048 OS Card Reference: Rec 6" (O G S Crawford, undated).
- <3> SKE42217 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 21-AUG-1963.
- <4> SKE45723 OS Card Reference: Kent Arch Res Unit (undated).
- <5>XY SKE47254 OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 47. [Mapped feature: #39036 pit, ]
- <6> SKE5144 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 04 NW 1 - August, 1963.
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Record last edited
May 13 2024 4:46PM