In 2010 a number of excavations took place along a proposed Pipeline from Farningham to Hadlow.
There were also over 15 ditches and 15 pits dating to the Late Iron Age/Early Romano-British period of different orientations and sizes. The features are indicative of an enclosure system with 3 definate different phases of activity which can be identified. There was also features which could not be definitively dated but are believed to be late Iron Age or Early Roman by association. This includeds an oven/kiln, more pits and a series of postholes which may have related to a structure. A number of sherds of pottery were recovered providing dating evidence. 19 Roman coins were also recovered with only three that can be dated. (1)

Description from record TQ 66 SW 15:
TQ 602647. During gas pipe laying in November 1969 a ditch Containing 2nd century Romano-British pottery was discovered. Information from R. Walsh. (1) TQ 60186473. An intensive resistivity survey was carried out over the Romano British site near Ash Church and trial excavations made. The continuation of the Romano- British ditch was located. (2)

Additional data (3).

A second ditch believed to be an enclosure ditch was observed on a watching brief in 2010. A small quantity of Romano-British pottery was recovered from it. (4)

<1> KAR 24 1971 113 (B Philp) (OS Card Reference). SKE45272.

<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Farningham To Hadlow, Kent 1200mm Natural Gas Pipeline. Post Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Desgin. Mitigation Area and Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SKE31080.

<2> Arch Cant 88 1973 220 (RAC Cockett) (OS Card Reference). SKE35951.

<3> RSK Environment, 2000, Farningham to High Halden Proposed Natural Gas Pipeline Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE12160.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Farningham To Hadlow, Kent 1200mm Natural Gas Pipeline. Post Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Desgin. Mitigation Area and Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SKE31080.