Farmstead record MKE88493 - The Firs

Summary

A full regular courtyard plan farmstead.

Location

Grid reference TR 1956 3694 (point)
Map sheet TR13NE
Civil Parish FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Type: Regular courtyard with additional detached elements
Farmhouse: Farmhouse detached in central position
Position: Isolated position
Survivial: Altered - significant loss of original form (more than 50%)
New sheds: Large modern sheds built on the site of the historic farmstead, may have destroyed original buildings or obscured them
(1-2)

A Desk-based Assessment of heritage and archaeological impact of the area this monument is located in took place in September 2014 ahead of proposed development (3).


<1> Forum Heritage Services, 2012, Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE18075.

<2> English Heritage, 2009, Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE18076.

<3> CgMs Consulting, 2014, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Firs Road, Folkestone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31117.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Forum Heritage Services. 2012. Kent Farmsteads & Landscape Project.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2009. Historic Farmsteads: A Manual for Mapping.
  • <3> Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2014. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Firs Road, Folkestone, Kent.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment: Firs Road, Folkestone, Kent (Ref: CgMs Ref.: NS/RAJS/17910) (EKE14531)

Record last edited

Aug 17 2015 12:15PM