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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 806 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Post-Medieval agricultural activity from the 18th-19th century at Mote House, |
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Summary
Semi-articulated animal burials and brick-floored pig sty found during an archaeological evaluation at Mote House in Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent relating to agricultural activity in the 18th-19th century. A hollow trackway and terracing were also found which are of indeterminate age.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 78171 55095 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ANIMAL BURIAL (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIGSTY (Built, Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1865 AD (between))
Full description
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Two semi articulated animal burials were found in trenches 1 and 2 thought to relate to farm and butchery buildings just outside the western limit of the site. More deposits thought to be of further animal burials were left unexcavated. A hollow trackway and terracing were also found in these trenches which are of indeterminate age, but may relate to the gardens of the house built 1793-1801.
The remains of a 'sizeable agricultural structure' consisting of the brick floor of 5 separate rooms/compartments interpreted as a pig sty were found in trench 3. Adjoining the pig sty was a shallow pavement along the front and to the side thought to be for dispensing food and collecting manure. The structure was dated between 1800 and 1865.(1)
Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2009, Archaeological Evaluation at Mote House, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent (Phase III) (Unpublished document). SKE15981.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation at Mote House, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent (Phase III). |
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