Iron slag and pottery located in fields nr Romden in 1912 identified as Roman (with some Md pottery). (1) Large spread of iron slag found in two fields 200m Eof Romden Bridge in 1994. The largest concentration of tap slag found was centred on a low mound (suggested to be a ploughed away slag heap) and the spread covered some 200m. Some pieces of clay furnace lining also found near the mound while field walking found some sherds of late 1st-early 2nd C pottery. (2)

Fieldwalking in 2008 by Smarden Local History Society found Roman pottery sherds of 1st-2nd century date. The extent of the pottery spread was determined, with the majority of the pottery being 'close to the centre of the dark soil area west of a ditch although a few sherds were found nearer to the road'. Industrial waste material included bloomery slag, furnace liing and roasted ore, and extends for 150m E-W. The roasted ore suggests other activities were taking place on site apart from just smelting. (3)

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Worsfold, W Basil 'Romden Place and its Restoration' Arch Cant 1931 p.82-3 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Pers Comm from Neil Aldridge to KCC 7/12/1995 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<3> Neil Aldridge, 2009, Letter from Neil Aldridge with details of sites from the Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group (Unpublished document). SKE16635.