TR 05 SW 5 - 'The Mount' - uncertain earthwork feature, Conduit Wood, Chilham

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Monument record TR 05 SW 5 - 'The Mount' - uncertain earthwork feature, Conduit Wood, Chilham

Summary

A large barrow type feature known as the mount is located in Conduit Wood to the north of Shottenden. The monument measures 13m by 16m and remains to a height of c.2.2m. Evidence of a ditch and possible also a ramp have been reported at the site. The mound itself appears to be composed of very pebbly soil. Previously thought to be a barrow this identification is now uncertain. Seen as not large enough to be a windmill mound this may be an ornamental feature.

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Grid reference	TR 0437 5479 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR05SW
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT

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EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

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There is a very large barrow planted with beech trees, half a mile north of the earthwork on Shottenden Hill. (1) At TR 04375479, half a mile S of the earthwork, is a mound called "The Mount" situated in a prominent position upon the S end of a ridge. Composed of very pebbly soil, it measures 13.0m E-W by 16.0m. N-S and is 2.2.m high. There is a ditch on the W side, 0.2m deep, and a slight ramp on the N side. This is possibly the mound to which Hasted refers. It is not a barrow, and is too small for a windmill mound, but may have been an ornamental feature. Published 25" survey correct. (2)

<1> Hasted E, History of Kent, Vol.3 1790 p25 (OS Card Reference). SKE43741.

<2> F1 ASP 07-JUN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41985.

<3> Field report for monument TR 05 SW 5 - June, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5235.

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SKE43741 OS Card Reference: Hasted E, History of Kent, Vol.3 1790 p25.
<2>XY SKE41985 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 07-JUN-63. [Mapped feature: #40393 barrow, ]
<3> SKE5235 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 05 SW 5 - June, 1963.

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Record last edited

Nov 17 2021 2:22PM