Monument record TQ 57 SE 38 - Darenth Wood medieval earthworks

Summary

Earthwork bank and ditch, probable 13th century woodland boundary in Darenth Wood. This encloses a wood around 35.5ha, managed during the medieval period and later as coppice with oak standards.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5794 7273 (668m by 774m) FCE
Map sheet TQ57SE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish DARENTH, DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish BEAN, DARTFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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

<1> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<2> VCH Kent Vol. 1 1908 p.394 (OS Card Reference). SKE51232.

<3> R.F. Jessup 1949 Rec. 6". (OS Card Reference). SKE48916.

<4> F1 ASP 19-JAN-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42183.

<5> Arch.Cant.,79,1964,77-94, plan, (J.Caiger). (OS Card Reference). SKE37188.

<6> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1994 Jan, A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment (Unpublished document). SWX6767.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 38 - January, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3076.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1909.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent Vol. 1 1908 p.394.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: R.F. Jessup 1949 Rec. 6"..
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 19-JAN-65.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Arch.Cant.,79,1964,77-94, plan, (J.Caiger)..
  • <6> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1994 Jan. A2/A282 Dartford - Historic Environmental Assessment.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 57 SE 38 - January, 1965.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: DARENTH WOOD (Ref: EI 14883) (EKE3895)

Record last edited

Apr 28 2021 2:45PM