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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NW 372 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Possible Civil War cannon ball, Hermitage Lane area, Barming |
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Summary
A possible cannon ball was found off Hermitage Lane near Barming Railway Station.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 72442 56868 |
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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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A possible cannon ball was found off Hermitage Lane near Barming Railway Station. It is possible that this find relates 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to Farleigh Bridge, 1st of June 1648 (The initial phase of the Battle of Maidstone): An Archaeological Investigation (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Des Mullaney. 2011.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. |
