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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 56 SW 13 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Tree Mound, Lullingstone Park |
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Summary
A shapeless, low mound of earth, with many flints exposed, is situated at TQ 5236 6486, upon a false crest towards the southern end of a spur of downland within Lullingstone Park. The mound, at present under corn stubble, is about 24.0 m. in diameter, is less than 0.3 m. in height and shows no signs of having been ditched. It is probably a ploughed down tree mound.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5236 6486 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ56SW |
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| Parish: | EYNSFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- TREE MOUND? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 2050 AD? (at some time))
Full description
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(TQ 5234 6489) Long. 0 11' 18", Lat. 51 21' 44" approx. A flat-topped mound composed mainly of large flints; probably a barrow. (1)
A shapeless, low mound of earth, with many flints exposed, is situated at TQ 5236 6486, upon a false crest towards the southern end of a spur of downland within Lullingstone Park. The mound, at present under corn stubble, is about 24.0 m. in diameter, is less than 0.3 m. in height and shows no signs of having been ditched. It is probably a ploughed down tree mound. (cf. the tree mound at TQ 5241 6406 which is topped by a clump of small trees and encircled by an iron fence.) (2, 3)
<1> E. Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Museum File "Darent Valley, 942.23, General". (OS Card Reference). SKE41546.
<2> F1 ASP 02-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41899.
<3> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 13 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2976.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: E. Greenfield's Card Index in Dartford Museum File "Darent Valley, 942.23, General".. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 02-OCT-64. |
| <3>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 13 - October, 1964. [Mapped feature: #53539 mound, ] |
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