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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 05 SW 6 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Denehole, Highbury Tea Gardens, Challock |
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Summary
A denehole, approximately 12m deep and 9m in circumference, is located in the grounds of the Highbury Tea Gardens, Challock. The denehole appears to be well preserved and 3 chambers remain at the bottom. A precise dating of this feature could not be ascertained.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0038 5045 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR05SW |
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| Parish: | CHALLOCK, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A denehole, 40.50ft deep with oval entrance about 30ft in circumference, is in the grounds of the Highbury Tea Gardens, Challock, on the main Maidstone - Margate road. There are three chambers at the bottom. (1) TR 00385045. A very fine and well-preserved denehole. A greenhouse has been erected over it, and it is used for storage. (2)
<1> Kent Messenger 6 7 1935 (OS Card Reference). SKE45932.
<2> F1 ASP 17-MAY-1963 (OS Card Reference). SKE42152.
<3> Field report for monument TR 05 SW 6 - May, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5236.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Kent Messenger 6 7 1935. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 17-MAY-1963. [Mapped feature: #40394 Find, ] |
| <3> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 05 SW 6 - May, 1963. |
