Area Two of Friars School excavation, Great Chart, Ashford, 2008.
The area occupied part of the former cricket pitch toward the south of the school, measuring approximately 40m by 25m. Features within the excavation were similar to area one, comprising shallow, irregular features such as pits, post holes and tree throw hollows filled with colluvium. Unlike area one, however, dating of pottery suggests a higher presence of medieval fabrics, dated to the early/mid medieval period (AD 1175 to 1300) and some post medieval (dated to after AD 1550), including several tiles. Also, evidence of industrial waste found believed to be medieval in date, dated from association with dated pottery in the same fill. This comprised charcoal flecks and smithing slag (two smithing hearth bottoms, undiagnostic slag, vitrified hearth lining and cinder), indicating medieval iron working at or near the site. (1-2)

<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2010, Land at Friars School, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent, Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation (Unpublished document). SKE15970.

<2> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2012, Archaeological Investigations on Land at Friars School, Great Chart, Ashford, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17607.