Monument record TQ 64 SE 3 - Castle Hill earthwork, Castle Wood, Brenchley

Summary

A large almost completely circular earthwork comprised of two banks, possible originally supporting a timber palisade and a ditch. There was a causewayed entrance in the south east and an additional defensive ditch. Ballast appeared to have been thrown on both sides to form ramparts. There have been various interpretations of the site - it was originally thought to have been a motte and also dated to the Iron Age based on its appearance and positioning in the landscape. It is now thought to be the site of a medieval ring work fortification, probably originally containing timber buildings within the enclosure.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 6922 4278 (143m by 143m) FCE
Map sheet TQ64SE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish BRENCHLEY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1907-38 (OS Card Reference). SKE48320.

<2> Page, W. (ed), 1908, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I, VCH 1 1908 407-408 sketch plan (Monograph). SKE7882.

<3> P. H. Ditchfield (ed),, 1907, Memorials of Old Kent, Memorials of Old Kent 1907 202-3 (H Sands) (ed P H Ditchfield) (Monograph). SKE7927.

<4> F1 ASP 13-MAR-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42084.

<5> F2 CFW 17-JAN-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43248.

<6> DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE40766.

<7> DOE (IAM) 1983 Record Form (OS Card Reference). SKE40674.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 3 - March, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3256.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 3 - January, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3257.

<10> Flinders Petrie, W. M., 1880, Notes on Kentish Earthworks, Notes on Kentish Earthworks W.M. Flinders Petrie page 11 (Article in serial). SKE7926.

<11> Wessex Archaeology, 2014, Desk baseed assessment: Land at Church Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31163.

Sources/Archives (11)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1907-38.
  • <2> Monograph: Page, W. (ed). 1908. The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Kent Volumne I. VCH 1 1908 407-408 sketch plan.
  • <3> Monograph: P. H. Ditchfield (ed),. 1907. Memorials of Old Kent. Memorials of Old Kent 1907 202-3 (H Sands) (ed P H Ditchfield).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 13-MAR-61.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 17-JAN-63.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) 1983 Record Form.
  • <8>XY Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 3 - March, 1961. [Mapped feature: #68 earthwork, ]
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 64 SE 3 - January, 1963.
  • <10> Article in serial: Flinders Petrie, W. M.. 1880. Notes on Kentish Earthworks. Arch Cant Vol Xlll: 8-16. Notes on Kentish Earthworks W.M. Flinders Petrie page 11.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2014. Desk baseed assessment: Land at Church Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Desk baseed assessment: Land at Church Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent (Ref: WA Project No. 104090) (EKE14603)

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Record last edited

May 28 2021 1:59PM