Monument record TQ 82 NE 1 - Castle Toll, Newenden

Summary

The earthworks of a 9th century burh and a mid 13th century fort lie on a tongue of land projecting into the low marsh land between the river Rother and its tributary the Hexden Channel. It consists of a ditch and rampart, now greatly reduced by agriculture, excavations and rabbit burrowing. The earthwork has every appearance of being Saxon or Danish in origin with the exception of the north-east corner where there appears to be a Norman "mount and bailey" fortification known as Castle Toll. The motte and bailey is in fair condition whereas the 'earlier' work has been extensively reduced by cultivation. The defences appear to have been abandoned unfinished: this supports (though it does not prove) an identification of the site with a half-finished 'work' mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle in 892 attacked by the Danes known as Eorpeburnan.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8522 2837 (234m by 477m) FCE
Map sheet TQ82NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish NEWENDEN, ASHFORD, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> VCH Kent 1 1908 442-3 (I C Gould) (OS Card Reference). SKE50914.

<3> Anc Mon Eng & Wales 1961 59 (OS Card Reference). SKE33047.

<4> Arch Cant 13 1880 488-91 (Newenden Not Anderida - C R Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE34703.

<5> F1 ASP 05.03.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41927.

<6> Arch Cant 80 1965 liii (B K Davison) (OS Card Reference). SKE35705.

<7> Arch Excav (DOE) 1971 31 (B K Davison) (OS Card Reference). SKE36492.

<8> Md Arch 16 1972 123-7 (B K Davison) (OS Card Reference). SKE46582.

<9> Md Arch 16 1972 123-7 (B K Davison) (OS Card Reference). SKE46582.

<10> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<11> Field report for monument TQ 82 NE 1 - March, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4303.

<12> Feakes, Lesley, 1998, Castle Toll and the Lossenham Peninsular Walk-over Survey (Unpublished document). SKE7317.

<13> Flinders Petrie, W. M., 1880, Notes on Kentish Earthworks (Article in serial). SKE7926.

Sources/Archives (13)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 442-3 (I C Gould).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Anc Mon Eng & Wales 1961 59.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 13 1880 488-91 (Newenden Not Anderida - C R Smith).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05.03.63.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 1965 liii (B K Davison).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: Arch Excav (DOE) 1971 31 (B K Davison).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Md Arch 16 1972 123-7 (B K Davison).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Md Arch 16 1972 123-7 (B K Davison).
  • <10>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #434 earthwork, ]
  • <11> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 82 NE 1 - March, 1963.
  • <12> Unpublished document: Feakes, Lesley. 1998. Castle Toll and the Lossenham Peninsular Walk-over Survey.
  • <13> Article in serial: Flinders Petrie, W. M.. 1880. Notes on Kentish Earthworks. Arch Cant Vol Xlll: 8-16.

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Castle Toll and Lossenham peninsular (EKE5397)
  • Intrusive Event: CASTLE TOLL,NEWENDEN, 1965-71 (Ref: EI 21600) (EKE4419)
  • Intrusive Event: CASTLE TOLL,NEWENDEN, pre-1858 (Ref: EI 21601) (EKE4420)

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Record last edited

Aug 19 2021 6:58PM