Monument record TQ 66 NE 209 - Lynchets, Cobham Hall Park

Summary

Lynchets of a field system, identified as possibly of Roman date and associated with the villa site. It should be noted that this feature follows the line of an tree lined avenue shown on the Russell 1718 map and the MALSC 1719 map of Cobham Hall Park. Available from Medway Archives Reference Nos. ?

Location

Grid reference TQ 6810 6910 (point)
Map sheet TQ66NE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An earthwork survey of Cobham Hall park in 2002 by the Birmingham University Archaeological Field Unit recorded lynchets in close proximity to the Roman villa site. On this basis, they were described as possibly forming part of a Romano-British field system across the area. (1)

These features follows the line of an tree lined avenue shown on the Russell 1718 map and the MALSC 1719 map of Cobham Hall Park. Available from Medway Archives Reference Nos. U565/P3 and U565/E743.


<1> Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit, 2002, Cobham Park I: Level-2 Survey - Gazetteer of Sites (Unpublished document). SKE17816.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit. 2002. Cobham Park I: Level-2 Survey - Gazetteer of Sites.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Cobham Hall grounds, Ashenbank Wood and Cobham Woods (EKE12208)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2018 12:43PM