Monument record TQ 64 SW 184 - Hollow way, Pembury Walks

Summary

Hollow way, thought to be Medieval. Identified during walkover surveys of A21 dualling between Tonbridge and Pembury in 2009 and 2014

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6155 4270 (473m by 269m)
Map sheet TQ64SW
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Walkover survey undertaken by Oxford Archaeology South in 2009 prior to road widening. A hollow way was found. Measures 5m wide and c.1.5m deep with a bank to the southern edge. Runs east from the A21. Extends beyond the survey area so uncertain how far it east it runs. (1)

Reported again in a second walkover survey undertaken by Oxford Archaeology in 2014. From the report: "Substantial hollow way c. 1.8m in depth x c. 2m wide at its base, there is a bank on the southern side of the hollow way measuring c. 1.5m in width at base x c. 0.7m in height. Shows very clearly as a LiDAR feature, continuing sinuously along a public right of way towards Pembury Hall c. 1km to the east. It is probable that this represents a plough bank or headland from an earlier field system. The fact that there is no corresponding bank on the northern side, suggests a different land use." (2)


<1> Oxford Archaeology, 2009, A21 Tonbridge to Pembury Dualling: Geophysical and Walkover Survey (Unpublished document). SKE17101.

<2> Oxford Archaeological South, 2015, A21 Tonbridge to Pembury Dualling Scheme, Kent, Archaeological Walkover Survey (Unpublished document). SKE31498.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2009. A21 Tonbridge to Pembury Dualling: Geophysical and Walkover Survey.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological South. 2015. A21 Tonbridge to Pembury Dualling Scheme, Kent, Archaeological Walkover Survey.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: A21 Tonbridge to Pembury Dualling Scheme, Archaeological Walkover Survey (Ref: A21TPD OA R9) (EKE14939)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover survey of the A21 dualling between Tonbridge to Pembury (Ref: BPA 4067415) (EKE11370)

Record last edited

Dec 16 2016 4:18PM