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Monument record TR 05 NE 183 - Iron Age dykes, Blean Woods
Summary
Extensive major earthworks. It is thought that these could be of Iron Age date, forming a dyke system and routeways related to Bigbury Camp.
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 |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<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 Kent Wildlife Trust, 2013, South Blean Woods, Canterbury, Kent: Landscape History Project (Unpublished document).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