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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 35 SE 927 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Glen, Walmer Castle, Kent |
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Summary
A feature within the grounds of Walmer Castle, thought to have originated as a chalk quarry pit. The Glen was landscaped and planted between 1805 and 1859. During an evaluation in 2017 in advance of a restoration project, substantive remnants of gravel footpaths were found in test pits 4, 5 and 7.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3737 5001 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | WALMER, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A feature within the grounds of Walmer Castle, thought to have originated as a chalk quarry pit. The Glen was landscaped and planted between 1805 and 1859. During an evaluation in 2017 in advance of a restoration project, substantive remnants of gravel footpaths were found in test pits 4, 5 and 7. Two fragments of brick and two of pottery found in pit 3 were consistent with the historic date of The Glen’s landscapinguse as part of the gardens in the early 19th century. (1)
<1> Keevill Heritage Ltd, 2016, An Archaeological Evaluation at The Glen, Walmer Castle, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE51935.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Keevill Heritage Ltd. 2016. An Archaeological Evaluation at The Glen, Walmer Castle, Kent. |
