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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 95 SW 70 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Kiln sites reported north of Lenham Forstal |
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Summary
Three kiln sites are reported to the north of Lenham Forstal. They showed as areas of brick shards on the suface. Test pit revealed there was considerable damage by the plough. No pottery found but sections of square (in section ) pilasters, glazed by frequent use with a greenish ash glaze. Kilns were situated on a bank near a stream and on the border of Folkestone sand and gault clay.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 91328 50497 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ95SW |
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| Parish: | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Three kiln sites are reported to the north of Lenham Forstal. They showed as areas of brick shards on the suface. Test pit revealed there was considerable damage by the plough. No pottery found but sections of square (in section ) pilasters, glazed by frequent use with a greenish ash glaze. Kilns were situated on a bank near a stream and on the border of Folkestone sand and gault clay. (1)
<1> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2006, Report on research in the vicinity of Lenham (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13570.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2006. Report on research in the vicinity of Lenham. |
