TR 15 SE 56 - A large mound, possible barrow, Gorsley Wood, Bishopsbourne

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Monument record TR 15 SE 56 - A large mound, possible barrow, Gorsley Wood, Bishopsbourne

Summary

A large mound in Gorsley Wood, near a trackway. May be the remains of a barrow but there is no further information.

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Grid reference	TR 167 515 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR15SE
County	KENT
District	CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish	BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

BARROW? (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 2350 BC? to 1065 AD?)
MOUND (Early Bronze Age to Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 2350 BC? to 1065 AD?)

Full Description

TR 167516 A large mound (possible barrow?), Gorsley Wood. (1)
The barrow is undated but thought to potentially date from the early Bronze Age or Anglo-Saxon/early medieval period (2).

<1> Arch Cant 91 1975 202 (J Bradshaw) (OS Card Reference). SKE36045.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd, 2017, Little Bursted Farm, Lynsore Bottom, Upper Hardres, Canterbury, CT4 6EQ. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE52723.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1>XY SKE36045 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 91 1975 202 (J Bradshaw). [Mapped feature: #43963 mound, ]
<2> SKE52723 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd. 2017. Little Bursted Farm, Lynsore Bottom, Upper Hardres, Canterbury, CT4 6EQ. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Report.

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Record last edited

Oct 27 2023 1:15PM