Monument record TR 15 SW 6 - A DESERTED MEDIEVAL MANORIAL SETTLEMENT AND ASSOCIATED EARTHWORKS IN IFFIN WOOD

Summary

Large earthwork, comprising at least four distinct enclosures, within Iffin Wood is almost certainly the remains of the Medieval manor of Iffin. Depicted on the 1838 Tithe Map the site is called Iffin Castle, and a ruined chapel is described by the county historian Hasted in 1790. The chapel, dedicated to St Leonard, is mentioned in 1185, and the manor is mentioned in various documents between circa 1086 and 1465, but appears not to have been mentioned after the 15th century which is presumably the period of desertion. Investigation of a mound contained within an enclosure at the south west corner of the site indicated it had been formed by debris from a demolished flint building, possibly the chapel described by Hasted. Excavation in 1983 located the main walls.

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Grid reference Centred TR 1358 5397 (270m by 296m) FCE
Map sheet TR15SW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> Hist of Kent 3 1790 729 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43964.

<3> Arch Cant 46 1934 61 (OGS Crawford) (OS Card Reference). SKE35191.

<4> F1 ASP 27-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42317.

<5> Archaeologia 30 1844 57-61 (JY Akerman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37313.

<6> Arch Cant 74 1960 55 (P Ashbee and GC Dunning) (OS Card Reference). SKE35574.

<7> Cartulary of the Priory of St Gregory, Canterbury (Ed AM Woodcock) charter nos 1 14-18 25-27 143 170 (OS Card Reference). SKE38602.

<8> Hist of Kent 2nd Ed 9 1800 291-2 note 8 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43956.

<9> Unpub Material (T Tatton-Brown March 1983) (OS Card Reference). SKE50698.

<10> F2 CFW 19-FEB-85 (OS Card Reference). SKE43259.

<11> Arch Cant 99 1983 119-124 (OS Card Reference). SKE36336.

<12> Md Arch 28 1984 225 (SM Youngs, J Clark and TB Barry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46633.

<13> Field report for monument TR 15 SW 6 - January, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5496.

<14> Field report for monument TR 15 SW 6 - February, 1985 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5497.

<15> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 3 1790 729 (E Hasted).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 46 1934 61 (OGS Crawford).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 27-JAN-65.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Archaeologia 30 1844 57-61 (JY Akerman).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 74 1960 55 (P Ashbee and GC Dunning).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Cartulary of the Priory of St Gregory, Canterbury (Ed AM Woodcock) charter nos 1 14-18 25-27 143 170.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 2nd Ed 9 1800 291-2 note 8 (E Hasted).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Unpub Material (T Tatton-Brown March 1983).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 19-FEB-85.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 99 1983 119-124.
  • <12> OS Card Reference: Md Arch 28 1984 225 (SM Youngs, J Clark and TB Barry).
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 15 SW 6 - January, 1965.
  • <14> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 15 SW 6 - February, 1985.
  • <15> Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: IFFIN WOOD ENCLOSURES (Ref: EI 15113) (EKE4062)

Record last edited

Feb 22 2022 1:25PM