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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 23 NW 180 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Early Bronze Age site at Holywell Coombe, west of Sugarloaf Hill, Folkestone |
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Summary
At Holywell Coombe an early Bronze Age site was discovered that showed evidence of prehistoric farming. Plough marks were found in the buried land surface. Pig and cow bone was found and postholes indicated that enclosures or structures were also present. A few sherds of Neolithic pottery were found but most of the pottery was from the early Bronze Age 'beaker' tradition.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2210 3802 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR23NW |
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| Parish: | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ARD MARKS (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- HOLLOW WAY (HOLLOW WAY, Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SETTLEMENT (SETTLEMENT, Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- POT (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Early Bronze Age site at Holywell Coombe, west of Sugarloaf Hill, Folkestone |
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Full description
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A few late Neolithic sherds and worked flints found but the occupation sequence commences with an agricultural phase, highlighted by the survival of parallel rows of "ard" marks showing in the underlying natural deposits. The early field was eventually covered by a small settlement with a track/hollow way. Post holes mark the location of timber-framed huts and fence lines established there during a long occupation sequence. The majority of pottery is that of the Beaker tradition, rendering the site very important- no other Beaker domestic site has been located in UK. (1)
<1> CAT Annual Report, 1987-8, p.52. (OS Card Reference). SKE38708.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: CAT Annual Report, 1987-8, p.52.. |
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