A possible Romano-British trackway, first identified by evaluation, was re-exposed and sectioned. Limited artefactual dating evidence was recovered, confirming the results of the evaluation. The track crossed the trench in a hollow way which was 4.85m wide and 0.88m deep and was aligned north-west to south-east. Of the two identified fills, only the upper one produced dateable finds, 21 sherds of late Iron Age/early Romano-British pottery (c. 100BC - 200AD). Since the hollow way is likely to have developed and then been filled over a long period of time, the artefactual and organic material recovered is likely to comprise residual materialfrom the nearestsettlement, rather than neccessarily reflecting the lifetime of the track. All that can be said for certain is that the track fell out of use some time after the period c. 100 BC - 200AD. (1-2)

(See TQ 94 NW 44)

Runs for at least 45m. Was possibly metalled in later phases, with evidence of cobbles and/or gravel. (3-4)

<1> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1997, East of Newlands An Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE6982.

<1> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1999, East of Newlands, Charing Heath, Kent Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report Final (Unpublished document). SKe6984.

<2> Museum of London Archaeology Service, 1997, East of Newlands An Archaeological Evaluation Interim Report (Unpublished document). SKE6983.

<3> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 1999, East of Newlands, Charing Heath, Kent Detailed Archaeological Works Interim Report Final (Unpublished document). SKE6984.

<4> Oxford Archaeological Unit, 2001, Hurst Wood, Charing Heath, Kent: Detailed Archaeological Works Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE16471.