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Monument details

HER Number:TR 14 SW 52
Type of record:Monument
Name:Undated ditches, West Wood

Summary

Undated ditches, West Wood. In 1994 an evaluation was undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at the proposed site of Oasis Holiday Village, West Wood, Lyminge.


Grid Reference:TR 1395 4306
Map Sheet:TR14SW
Parish:LYMINGE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (DITCH, Unknown date)

Full description

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2 ditches running parallel at TR 1398 4308 and TR 1394 4306, they may have flanked a former trackway. (FCE TR 1396 4305) (1)

In 1994 an evaluation was undertaken by Canterbury Archaeological Trust at the proposed site of Oasis Holiday Village, West Wood, Lyminge. In Trench M and H there was a ditch. Sections were dug through the latter ditch which showed it to have a wide, shallow form. A smaller V-shaped recut had been made through it and its base had been lined with stones. The occassional flint was found but there were no datable artefacts were recovered. (2)

Additional Information (3-4)


<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Arch. Assessment stage 2, West Wood, SGS Environment, 1995. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> SGS Environment, 1994, Rank Holidays & Hotels Developments Ltd, West Wood, Lyminge, Kent: Aarchaeological Assessment (Stage 2) (Unpublished document). SKE17247.

<3> Terence O'Rourke PLC, 1994, West Wood scoping report and progress review (Unpublished document). SKE6916.

<4> Rank Holiday & Hotels Developments Ltd, 1994, Environmental Statement (Supplementary) Proposed Oasis Holiday Villase at West Wood (Unpublished document). SKE6919.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<2>Unpublished document: SGS Environment. 1994. Rank Holidays & Hotels Developments Ltd, West Wood, Lyminge, Kent: Aarchaeological Assessment (Stage 2).
<2>Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Arch. Assessment stage 2, West Wood, SGS Environment, 1995..
<3>Unpublished document: Terence O'Rourke PLC. 1994. West Wood scoping report and progress review.
<4>Unpublished document: Rank Holiday & Hotels Developments Ltd. 1994. Environmental Statement (Supplementary) Proposed Oasis Holiday Villase at West Wood.