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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 54 SW 80 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cook's Pits |
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Summary
Site of two cottages, not shown on 1st ed OS, and pits for marl or ironstone
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5363 4493 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ54SW |
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| Parish: | LEIGH, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MARL PIT (Unknown date)
- HOUSE (Demolished pre 1862, Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1862 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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Site of lodge demolished before 1860's, shown on 1840's Tithe map. A brick path leading to te remains of a wooden animal shed were also found. The name "Cook's" dates to the 18thC or earlier. The pits refer to marl or ironstone holes dug in the area(1)
Additional Info (2)
<1> Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document). SKE6946.
<2> Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document). SKE6947.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Cluttons. 1994. Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan. |
