Chapel Mill (West of), ARC WCM 98


Description:  The Oxford Archaeological Unit was commissioned by Union Railways South Limited to conduct a field evaluation on land to the west of Chapel Mill, near Lenham Heath, Kent (NGR TQ 9010 5030, URL Grid 70050 30330 ). Twelve evaluation trenches were excavated in two areas situated to the north-east and south west of Lenham Heath Road. The evaluation covered an area of c 3.04 ha in total. An area of modern disturbance overlying a post-medieval ditch and two undated pits were identified to the north-east of the Lenham Heath Road. Five undated, shallow linear features and an undated curving ditch were identified to the south-west of Lenham Heath Road.

Year Start:  1999

Year End:  2002

Country:  England

County:  Kent

District:  Ashford

Parish:  Lenham Heath

Named Location:  Chapel Hill

Named Location:  West of Chapel Hill

Grid Reference:   TQ901503

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 590100, 150300

Period:  20TH CENTURY , POST MEDIEVAL, UNCERTAIN

Subject:  ARCHAEOLOGY, BANK (EARTHWORK), DITCH, EVALUATION, EXCAVATIONS (ARCHAEOLOGY)--ENGLAND, FEATURE, FIELD BOUNDARY, FIELD DRAIN, LINEAR FEATURE, PIT, ROOF TILE, SHERD, TILE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Associated Id: DOI: 10.5284/1044774
[ADS] Import RCN: CMWAW02-01

People Involved: 
[Publisher] Union Railways (South) Ltd
[Creator] Not Specified
[Creator] Oxford Archaeology (South)
[Creator] Oxford Archaeological Unit

Bibliographic References: 

  • URS. 1999. West of Chapel Mill, Lenham Heath, Kent ARC WCM 98. Archaeological Evaluation Report. Union Railways (South) Ltd.