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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 95 SW 119 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Earthworks and possible archaeological remains in 'The Stumbles', Lenham |
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Summary
A grid-like pattern of small earthworks exists in 'The Stumbles', a field west of East Lenham. Investigation by the Lenham Archaeological Society has so far not identified their function, although they have been augmented by field drains. Other investigation of the field by geophysical survey and excavation have located a probable Iron Age surface in the north-west corner of the field and a prehistoric surface in the centre of the field.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 90632 51755 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ95SW |
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| Parish: | LENHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
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A grid-like pattern of small earthworks exists in 'The Stumbles', a field west of East Lenham. Investigation by the Lenham Archaeological Society has so far not identified their function, although they have been augmented by field drains. Other investigation of the field by geophysical survey and excavation have located a probable iron age surface in the north-west corner of the field and a prehistoric surface in the centre of the field.
The iron age surface 'in the north-west corner of the field' was found by a 60 m x 20 m excavation that had produced a high resistivity reading. 50 cm below the ground was a 10 cm deep flint layer associated with iron age pottery.
An area in the centre of the field was also excavated. Only one narrow ditch was discovered but several flint tempered sherds thought to be late Bronze Age or Iron Age date were found.
The exact location of the two excavated areas is not known. (1-2)
Lenham Archaeological Society, 2005, Iron Age Site at Royton And Mount Castle near Lenham Heath (Unpublished document). SKE13271.
<1> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2006, Discovering Ancient Lenham|: Volume One (Serial). SKE13573.
<2> Lenham Archaeological Society, 2006, Lenham Archaeological Soc. Stumbles Field (Unpublished document). SKE16598.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2005. Iron Age Site at Royton And Mount Castle near Lenham Heath. |
| <1> | Serial: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2006. Discovering Ancient Lenham|: Volume One. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Lenham Archaeological Society. 2006. Lenham Archaeological Soc. Stumbles Field. |
