TQ 65 NE 13 - Addington Long Barrow - Historic Environment Record

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Monument record TQ 65 NE 13 - Addington Long Barrow

Summary

At Addington are the remains of a Neolithic long barrow. The site was disturbed in 1827 when a park road was constructed and some of the stones were moved from their original positions. In 1981, members of Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit carried out a detailed survey of the mound and its stones. The survey located 25 stones on all four sides of the structure. The results indicated that the original length was about 60 metres and that the sides were straight, but tapering from about 14 metres to 11 metres towards the west. The large number of stones at the east end indicated that this was where the stone chamber was located. The mound was formed of sand still standing to 1 metre in height. It was originally much higher but has eroded and spread beyond the stones. A slight depression surrounding the mound may indicate the presence of a ditch.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TQ 6533 5909 (65m by 49m)
Map sheet	TQ65NE
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	ADDINGTON, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1936 (OS Card Reference). SKE48337.

<2> Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales 1950 233 (G E Daniel) (OS Card Reference). SKE48651.

<3> Beald Post MSS (Maidstone Museum) 13 Sect 3 154-173 (OS Card Reference). SKE37607.

<4> Arch Cant 62 1949 136 (J H Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE35340.

<5> Wanderings of an Antiquity 1854 173 (T Wright) (OS Card Reference). SKE51273.

<6> History of Kent 1719 23 (OS Card Reference). SKE44097.

<7> Arch Cant 63 1950 74 ff (J H Evans) (OS Card Reference). SKE35365.

<8> OS Prof Paper NS no 8 1924 (O G S Crawford) (OS Card Reference). SKE48426.

<9> Arch Cant 13 1880 13 ff illus (W M Flinders-Petrie) (OS Card Reference). SKE34685.

<10> Archaeology of Kent 1930 70 ff illus (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE37348.

<11> F1 AC 21-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41820.

<12> F2 FGA 19-FEB-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43329.

<13> Philp, B, 1981, A survey of the Medway megaliths, KAR 64: 78-80 (Article in serial). SKE24000.

<13> Philp, B. and Dutto, M., 2005, The Medway Megaliths: An illustrated guide to the famous Neolithic chambered long-barrows of the Medway area (Monograph). SKE23999.

<14> Arch J 126 1969 241 (E Warman) (OS Card Reference). SKE36549.

<15> SE England 1970 103 plan (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE49424.

<16> Arch Cant 97 1981 231 (R Holate) (OS Card Reference). SKE36277.

<17> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 13 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3302.

<18> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 13 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3303.

<19> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

Sources/Archives (20)

<1> SKE48337 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936.
<2> SKE48651 OS Card Reference: Prehistoric Chamber Tombs of England and Wales 1950 233 (G E Daniel).
<3> SKE37607 OS Card Reference: Beald Post MSS (Maidstone Museum) 13 Sect 3 154-173.
<4> SKE35340 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 62 1949 136 (J H Evans).
<5> SKE51273 OS Card Reference: Wanderings of an Antiquity 1854 173 (T Wright).
<6> SKE44097 OS Card Reference: History of Kent 1719 23.
<7> SKE35365 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 63 1950 74 ff (J H Evans).
<8> SKE48426 OS Card Reference: OS Prof Paper NS no 8 1924 (O G S Crawford).
<9> SKE34685 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 13 1880 13 ff illus (W M Flinders-Petrie).
<10> SKE37348 OS Card Reference: Archaeology of Kent 1930 70 ff illus (R F Jessup).
<11> SKE41820 OS Card Reference: F1 AC 21-JUL-59.
<12> SKE43329 OS Card Reference: F2 FGA 19-FEB-64.
<13> SKE23999 Monograph: Philp, B. and Dutto, M.. 2005. The Medway Megaliths: An illustrated guide to the famous Neolithic chambered long-barrows of the Medway area.
<13>XY SKE24000 Article in serial: Philp, B. 1981. A survey of the Medway megaliths. KAR 64: 77-92. KAR 64: 78-80. [Mapped feature: #72 megalith, ]
<14> SKE36549 OS Card Reference: Arch J 126 1969 241 (E Warman).
<15> SKE49424 OS Card Reference: SE England 1970 103 plan (R F Jessup).
<16> SKE36277 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 97 1981 231 (R Holate).
<17> SKE3302 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 13 - July, 1959.
<18> SKE3303 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 13 - February, 1964.
<19> SKE16191 Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments.

Finds (1)

SHERD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Aldington long barrow (EKE12808)

Record last edited

Jun 3 2021 11:12AM