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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 371 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Possible Civil War cannon balls, Aylesford bridge area |
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Summary
In the mid 1980s four or five cannon balls were found by a metal detector working on the foreshore near the rear of the Chequers pub at Aylesford.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7292 5895 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NW |
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| Parish: | AYLESFORD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1648 AD? to 1648 AD?)
Associated Finds
- CANNON BALL (Post Medieval - 1648 AD to 1648 AD)
Full description
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In the mid 1980s four or five cannon balls were found by a metal detector working on the foreshore near the rear of the Chequers pub at Aylesford. They measured about an inch and a half (4cm) in diameter and were apparently of iron. They were identified by Maidstone Museum staff as being from falconet and Robinette guns, this was also confirmed by the Tower of London Armories. It is possible that these finds relate to a Civil War skirmish in this location in the run up to the Battle of Maidstone in 1648. (1)
<1> Des Mullaney, 2011, The Road to Farleigh Bridge, 1st of June 1648 (The initial phase of the Battle of Maidstone): An Archaeological Investigation (Unpublished document). SKE17030.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Des Mullaney. 2011. The Road to Farleigh Bridge, 1st of June 1648 (The initial phase of the Battle of Maidstone): An Archaeological Investigation. |
