Monument record TR 04 NW 13 - Lynchet earthwork, Sokum Downs, Boughton Aluph

Summary

An earthwork was identified on the slope of a hill on Sokum Downs in the 1930's, a few hundred yards north-west of Sokum Farm, Boughton Aluph. This feature was then thought to consist of a deep vallum (Roman pallisade) with a projection facing the valley below and a platform at the end of the ridge. The only feature that has since been recorded at Soakham Downs is a lynchet and a short natural spur, possibly the `projection' seen in the 1930's.

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Grid reference TR 0384 4948 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR04NW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish BOUGHTON ALUPH, ASHFORD, KENT

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There is an earthwork on the slope of a hill on Sokum Downs, a few hundred yards north-west of Sokum Farm, Boughton Aluph. It consists of a deep vallum with a projection facing the valley below and indications of a platform at the end of the ridge. (1) The only feature seen on Soakham Downs in any way answereing to Igglesden's description large Downs is a positive lynchet extending from TR 03704950 to TR 04004947. At the W end is a short natural spur, perhaps the `projection' referred to, but no 'platform' was seen. (2)


<1> A Saunter through Kent 25 1931 67-8 (C Igglesden) (OS Card Reference). SKE32887.

<2> F1 ASP 9-MAY-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42369.

<3> Field report for monument TR 04 NW 13 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5158.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: A Saunter through Kent 25 1931 67-8 (C Igglesden).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 9-MAY-1963.
  • <3>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 04 NW 13 - May, 1963. [Mapped feature: #39161 earthwork, ]

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Nov 10 2021 12:08PM