Monument record TR 05 NE 183 - Iron Age dykes, Blean Woods
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 0918 5695 (5745m by 1442m) From rectified plan |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR05NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CHARTHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HARBLEDOWN AND ROUGH COMMON, CANTERBURY, KENT |
| District | SWALE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | DUNKIRK, SWALE, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In 2008 Canterbury Archaeological Trust carried out a walkover survey of the Blean Woods. Extensive major earthworks were identified. It is thought that these could be of Iron Age date, forming a dyke system with Bigbury Camp. (1)
The area was surveyed as part of the South Blean Woods Landscape History Project. Elements of the system were identified on Lidar survey results and subsequently groundtruthed. They were described as woodland banks, boundary banks and trackways. (2)
<1> Weekes, J., 2012, Canterbury Archaeological Trust Interim Reports, Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXII 2012: 296-8 (Article in serial). SKE25119.
<2> Kent Wildlife Trust, 2013, South Blean Woods, Canterbury, Kent: Landscape History Project (Unpublished document). SKE25175.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: 390m of Iron Age dykes, Denstead Wood
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Iron Age earthworks 2km south-west of Bigbury Camp, Hunstead Wood, Chartham Hatch
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Iron Age earthworks,4.4km south-west of Bigbury Camp, Joan Beech Wood, Rhode Common
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Earthwork survey of Bigbury Camp and the Blean Woods (EKE13125)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Woodland survey, South Blean Woods (EKE13184)
Record last edited
Jun 26 2024 1:17PM