Source/Archive record (Unpublished document) SKE57737 - An archaeological assessment report following an archaeological topsoil strip, map and sample excavation on the site of Hoplands Farm, Hersden, near Canterbury

Title An archaeological assessment report following an archaeological topsoil strip, map and sample excavation on the site of Hoplands Farm, Hersden, near Canterbury
Author/Originator
Date/Year 2019

Abstract/Summary

Report on an archaeological topsoil strip, map and sample excavation on the site of Hoplands Farm, Hersden, carried out in 2019 by Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. Features identified included ring ditches, a possible round barrow, roundhouses, cremation burials, ditches enclosures, a well, and other features such as ditches, gullies, pits, and post-holes.

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Description

Unpublished document

Location

Kent County Council Heritage 2023/500

Referenced Monuments (5)

  • ?Bronze Age round barrow, Hoplands Farm, near Canterbury (Monument)
  • Anglo-Saxon structure, enclosure, well, and pit, Hoplands Farm, near Canterbury (Monument)
  • Late Iron Age and early Roman settlement, Hoplands Farm, Hersden (Monument)
  • Medieval pottery sherds, Hoplands Farm, Hersden, near Canterbury (Findspot)
  • Mid-late Roman ditches and pits, Hoplands farm, near Canterbury (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

  • EKE24978 Strip, map, and sample excavation at Hoplands Farm, Hersden, near Canterbury, 2018 (Ref: Site Code HRH-EX-18)

Record last edited

Jul 4 2025 10:48AM