Monument record TQ 57 SE 36 - Remains of mounds at Green street green

Summary

Mutilated remains of two circular mounds. From their shape and size they are possibly Saxon barrows, although their position in a valley makes that identification doubtful.

Location

Grid reference TQ 58424 70805 (point)
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARENTH, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

[TQ 58417080 & TQ 58427079] Tumuli [O.E.]. (1) On Green Street Green, on the edge of an old disused quarry, there are the mutilated remains of two small circular mounds. The westermost is the better preserved and measures about 6.0 m. in diameter by 0.4 m. in height. Around the south and west sides there are the traces of a ditch. The centre shows signs of an old excavation. The other mound has been extensively mutilated, is ill-defined, and has a maximum height of about 0.2 m. It is no longer surveyable. In size and appearance these features resemble Saxon grave-mounds but their topographical position (in a valley) and proximity to an old quarry render their exact nature doubtful. (2) No change. (3)


<1> O.S. 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE47817.

<2> F1 AC 04-JAN-60 (OS Card Reference). SKE41758.

<3> F1 FGA 27-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42990.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 36 - January, 1960 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3074.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 36 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3075.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1909.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 04-JAN-60.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 27-AUG-64.
  • <4>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 36 - January, 1960. [Mapped feature: #39880 Barrow?, ]
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 36 - August, 1964.

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Record last edited

May 5 2021 2:04PM