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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 ball, Miller's Cottage, East Farleigh |
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Summary
An irregularly shaped stone ball was apparently found embedded in timbers of Miller's Cottage.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 73493 53485 |
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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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An irregularly shaped stone ball was apparently found embedded in timbers of Miller's Cottage [perhaps Bridge Cottage?]. It weighs 3lbs and is 10cm in diameter. 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to Farleigh Bridge, 1st of June 1648 (The initial phase of the Battle of Maidstone): An Archaeological Investigation (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Des Mullaney. 2011.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. |
