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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE114713 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible late iron age / early Roman votive site, Otford |
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Summary
A significant concentration of late iron age and Romano-British finds has been found along Twitton Brook in Otford. The finds include coins and ornaments and on the basis of the assemblage, local field names and land boundaries and nearby Roman features including a cemetery and occupation site, the site has been suggested as a votive spring.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5145 5950 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ55NW |
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| Parish: | DUNTON GREEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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| OTFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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| SHOREHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HOLY WELL? (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- SPRING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
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A significant concentration of late iron age and Romano-British finds has been found along Twitton Brook in Otford. The finds include coins and ornaments and on the basis of the assemblage, local field names and land boundaries and nearby Roman features including a cemetery and occupation site, the site has been suggested as a votive spring. (1)
<1> Caroline Farquhar, 2017, An examination of the religious and ritual practices of the communities at the head of the Darent valley, Kent, in the Roman period (Unpublished document). SKE52885.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Caroline Farquhar. 2017. An examination of the religious and ritual practices of the communities at the head of the Darent valley, Kent, in the Roman period. |
Related records
| TQ 55 NW 332 | Parent of: Roman pits, Lymphe Field (Monument) |
| TQ 56 SW 6 | Parent of: Romano-British floor or possible landing place for boats (Monument) |
