[TQ 52416406] Long 0 deg 11 ' 21", Lat. 51 deg 21' 17" - pottery fragments, piece of tile (Roman?) and flint flakes were found by Greenfield and others Aug-Sept. 1947. Belgic and Roman pottery fragemts were found by 'Wright' in a newly ploughed area to south east of the above site and reported by 'Dicker' 15.5.48. (1)

Col. Meates in collaboration with G.K. Horner has uncovered part of a small, apparently rectangular, ditched enclosure at TQ 52416399: early 1st c. potsherds were found in the primary silting of the ditch which appears to have been deliberately filled - probably soon after that date. Col. Meates considers the site represents part of the pre-villa complex (see TQ 56 NW 7) - excavation is to be continued. No further information was gained on the items noted by Greenfield. (2)

TQ 524639 (4)

1st century farmstead (5)

1st century pottery was found on a field surface, near Summer House Knoll, Lullingstone Park, some years ago. Excavation in 1964 (3) and 1965 (4) by the Crayford Manor House Archaeological Research Group revealed a Romano-British near rectangular, ditched enclosure, approximately 60 ft by 67 ft, containing a number of post-holes, (3) (4) some relatively modern, perhaps remains of a deer fence. (5) Pottery from the ditches suggests that they were filled between AD 60-100. (3) (4) One side is prolonged beyond the enclosure for not less than 75 ft. An earlier ditch, cut into by the enclosure and a pit were found. Aerial photographs were thought to show a linear ditch running for at least half a mile through the park. This has now been disproved, the indication on the photograph being due to a partially buried negative lynchet. (3-5)

TQ 52406400, Eynsford, Sevenoaks. Enclosure or linear feature in the form of a soilmark or an earthwork. Fragmentary linear featues on golf course in Lullingstone Park: they comprise 1-3 enclosures with pits amongst them. (6-8)

Additional Info (9-11).

<1> E Greenfield's Card Index Dartford Mus File "Darent Valley 942.23, General" (OS Card Reference). SKE41525.

<2> Oral: Col GW Meates Hon Corr (OS Card Reference). SKE48021.

<3> F1 CFW 02-Oct-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42394.

<4> Arch Cant 79 1964 lvii-lviii (GK Horner) (OS Card Reference). SKE35677.

<5> Arch Cant 80 1965 lii (GK Horner) (OS Card Reference). SKE35703.

<6> Horner, G. K., 1965, News From The Groups: Crayford Archaeological Research Group, KAR 1 1965 17-8 (GK Horner) (Article in serial). SKE8120.

<7> AP (NMR TQ5264/2/23-25; 25 2 76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33619.

<8> AP (NMR TQ5264/5/28-31; 25 2 76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33620.

<9> AP (NMR TQ5263/8/141-4; 5 7 77) (OS Card Reference). SKE33618.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 16 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2979.

<11> Graeme Horner, 2011, An Iron Age and Romano-British farmstead at Summer House Knoll, Lullingstone Park, Eynsford 1964-5, Kent Archaeological Review 183: 64-67 (Article in serial). SKE25105.