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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 SE 248 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Denehole at 179 Coombefield Drive, Darenth |
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Summary
A denehole was found at 179 Coombefield Drive, Darenth in 2001. Originally 1 m in diameter it subsequently opened up into a larger crater and was filled in.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 57040 71646 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57SE |
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| Parish: | DARENTH, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A denehole was found at 179 Coombefield Drive, Darenth in 2001. Originally 1 m in diameter it subsequently opened up into a larger crater and was filled in.
The shaft was 6.15 m deep and was cut into Thanet Sand. At its base was a cone of debris. The chamber was in three sides of the entrance shaft and alcoves had been cut into the chalk at the lowest levels. There were pick marks clearly visible in the chalk. (1)
<1> Kent Underground Research Group, 2001, Caves and Tunnels in South East England Part 15 (Unpublished document). SKE8205.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Kent Underground Research Group. 2001. Caves and Tunnels in South East England Part 15. |
