An excavation was carried out by Archaeology South-East at land off Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent between 22th June and 28th July 2015. The fieldwork was commissioned by Bovis Homes in advance of housing development on the site.

Period 3: Post-Medieval
A post-medieval field boundary ditch (GP10) was located in the northwestern part of the site. It ran along the same alignment as an earlier ditch, (GP4) dated to the Late Iron Age/Early Roman period for c 20m before turning north and terminating. A copper bullet, some iron slag, a post-medieval CBM fragment as well as post-medieval pottery sherds were recovered.(1)

<1> Archaeology South-East, 2016, POST-EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT AND UPDATED PROJECT DESIGN REPORT, LAND OFF HERMITAGE LANE, MAIDSTONE, KENT (Unpublished document). SKE31679.