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Monument Number 416405
Hob Uid: 416405
Location : Kent Tonbridge and Malling Aylesford
Grid Ref : TQ7500060000
Summary : Two large buried sarsens revealed during ploughing. Subsequent examination uncovered four further sarsens buried in pits. There has been speculation that the sarsens represented a destroyed Neolithic chambered tomb, but field clearance is just as likely an explanation, if not more so. Sadly, the excavator chose not to reveal the location of the site, and nothing seems to have published subsequently, despite a promise of further work at the site.
More information : Aylesford area [TQ 75 60]. A possible long barrow was found in 1980 when a local farmer broke his plough on two large buried stones in a field not far from the eastern group of chambered long barrows [TQ 65 SE 10, 11 and 12]. Immediate excavation revealed four medium sized stones buried in pits dug into the underlying chalk. Further work is planned after the crops have been lifted to see if other stones exist in the same area. The location of the site is not disclosed to avoid damage and trespass by treasure-hunters. (1) [Letter sent to B. Philp 2.9.1987 (ref 3.2.22) for further siting information, but no reply]

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Philp, B. A Survey of the Medway Megaliths.
Page(s) : 77-92
Figs. : 9
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Long Barrow, Chambered Tomb
Evidence : Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval, Medieval
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Monument Type : Stone, Pit
Evidence : Unstratified Find, Stratified Find

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 76 SE 27
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Monument Number 416405