Monument record TR 15 NW 33 - Bigberry Camp (also known as 'Bigbury'), Harbledown

Summary

An Iron Age hillfort and probable cattle compound at Bigbury Camp, Harbledown. During excavations in 1962-3 to the north of the supposed eastern entrance, evidence of a strong palisade in the bottom of a ditch was revealed. Small finds in the primary site of the ditch included several potsherds of East Kent Early Iron Age, "A" gritted ware, and an ovoid slingbolt of burnt clay precisely matched by one from a hill-fort in Belgium. In 1932-33 excavations also discovered a slave gang chain more than 18 ft in length and including several neck collars.

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Grid reference Centred TR 117 575 (648m by 505m) FCE
Map sheet TR15NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish HARBLEDOWN AND ROUGH COMMON, CANTERBURY, KENT

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<1> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.

<2> OS Iron Age Britain Map 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48417.

<3> Arch J 89 1933 87-115 (RF Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE36764.

<4> Arch Cant 48 1936 151-68 (RF Jessup & NC Cook) (OS Card Reference). SKE35227.

<5> AM Eng & Wales 1961 58 (MOW) (OS Card Reference). SKE33009.

<6> F1 FGA 08.02.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42902.

<7> CS Canterbury 17.06.70 (OS Card Reference). SKE39495.

<8> BAR 62 British Hill-Forts: An Index 1979 231 (AHA Hogg) (OS Card Reference). SKE37546.

<9> Brent, J., 1861, Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants, p33 (Article in serial). SKE17548.

<10> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2012, Archaeological watching brief on fencing work at Bigbury Camp, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17547.

<11> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2008, Archaeological Landscape Study & Field Survey of Kent Wildlife Trust Land at Bigbury Camp & sections of the Blean Woodlands (Unpublished document). SKE18120.

<12> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: OS Iron Age Britain Map 1962. [Mapped feature: #751 Iron Age Camp, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch J 89 1933 87-115 (RF Jessup).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 48 1936 151-68 (RF Jessup & NC Cook).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: AM Eng & Wales 1961 58 (MOW).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 08.02.63.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: CS Canterbury 17.06.70.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: BAR 62 British Hill-Forts: An Index 1979 231 (AHA Hogg).
  • <9> Article in serial: Brent, J.. 1861. Roman cemeteries in Canterbury, with some conjectures concerning its earliest inhabitants. Arch Cant 4: 27-42. p33.
  • <10> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2012. Archaeological watching brief on fencing work at Bigbury Camp, Kent.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2008. Archaeological Landscape Study & Field Survey of Kent Wildlife Trust Land at Bigbury Camp & sections of the Blean Woodlands.
  • <12> Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.

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Related Events/Activities (6)

  • Intrusive Event: BIGBERRY CAMP (Ref: EI 14647) (EKE4683)
  • Intrusive Event: BIGBERRY CAMP (Ref: EI 14648) (EKE3765)
  • Intrusive Event: BIGBERRY CAMP (Ref: EI 14649) (EKE3766)
  • Intrusive Event: BIGBERRY CAMP (Ref: EI 14650) (EKE3767)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of woodlands at Bigbury Camp (Ref: BBWC-DA-08) (EKE12580)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief on fencing work at Bigbury Camp (EKE11923)

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2025 4:56PM