Monument record TQ 55 SE 124 - PILGRIM's WAY / NORTH DOWNS WAY

Summary

Prehistoric trackway following the ridge of the North Downs escarpment. For much of its course it is followed by a parallel trackway at the foot of the scarp, traditionally associated with a pilgrim route to Canterbury. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information) Summary from record TQ 85 SW 310: The Pilgrims Way trackway is the route taken by pilgrims to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury, from Winchester in Hampshire. Becket's shrine was seen as the most important in the country during the medieval period after his canonization in 1173, and Winchester was formerly the early medieval capital of England and an important religious centre. The route closely follows a pre-existing ancient trackway, and today much of the north downs way parallels the pilgrims way.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5584 5331 (151685m by 31313m) Accurate in Source
Map sheet TQ55SE
County KENT
Civil Parish BOUGHTON ALUPH, ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish BRABOURNE, ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish EASTWELL, ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish HASTINGLEIGH, ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WESTWELL, ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish DETLING, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish HARRIETSHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish HOLLINGBOURNE, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish CUXTON, MEDWAY, KENT
Civil Parish HALLING, MEDWAY, KENT
Civil Parish BRASTED, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish CHEVENING, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish DUNTON GREEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish KEMSING, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish OTFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish SUNDRIDGE WITH IDE HILL, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
Civil Parish MONKS HORTON, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish NEWINGTON, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish POSTLING, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish SALTWOOD, SHEPWAY, KENT
Civil Parish AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish BIRLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish BURHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish RYARSH, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish SNODLAND, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish TROTTISCLIFFE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish WOULDHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish WROTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2006, The Prehistoric Landscape at White Horse Stone, Aylesford, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series (Unpublished document). SKE16368.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture. 2006. The Prehistoric Landscape at White Horse Stone, Aylesford, Kent: CTRL Integrated Site Report Series.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation around the White Horse Stone site along the CTRL line (EKE10645)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Sevenoaks, Westerham, Bestomhill farm (Ref: KFS-000056) (EKE13854)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Shepway, Stowting, Stowting court (Ref: KFS-000041) (EKE13859)

Record last edited

Jun 21 2024 2:38PM