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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 SW 265 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Possible Civil War cannon balls, St Helens Lane, East Farleigh |
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Summary
A number of cannon balls are reported to have been found at the top of St Helens Lane.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7236 5351 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75SW |
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| Parish: | EAST FARLEIGH, MAIDSTONE, 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 number of cannon balls are reported to have been found at the top of St Helens Lane. Information from the Farleigh History Society described them as stone balls about three inches (7.5cm) in diameter plus a smaller one, found at a depth of one foot. 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to Farleigh Bridge, 1st of June 1648 (The initial phase of the Battle of Maidstone): An Archaeological Investigation (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Des Mullaney. 2011.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. |
