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Parsonage Farm, ARC PFM 98
No full textThe Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to undertake detailed archaeological investigations at Parsonage Farm, Westwell, west of Ashford, Kent, in 1998 and 1999. This work formed part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigation carried out in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL)
Beechbrook Wood (South of), ARC BWD 98
No full textAn evaluation of 39 trenches, commissioned by Union Railways Limited, was carried out by the Museum of London Archaeology Service in August 1998 at Beechbrook Wood, north-west of Ashford, Kent. The evaluation explored the area north-west of a site excavated in 1997, ARC BWD 97. Fourteen of the thirty nine trenches revealed archaeological features, most of them were ditches and drainage but there were also some pits. Apart from a few late Mesolithic/Neolithic type sherds and flints, the majority of the material retrieved was of late Iron Age to early Romano-British period. Several 12th century building material in form of peg tiles came from the plough-soil
Newlands (East of), ARC NEW 97
No full textAs part of a wider programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the proposed Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to evaluate a strip of land situated to the north of the M20 and approximately 8km to the west of Ashford, Kent. The site was split into three different sized areas; a stream separating the central and eastern. The site was centred on 73929/27857 on the URL site grid and 22 trenches and hand dug test pits were excavated to sample the evaluation area. The site had been identified as having good archaeological potential during earlier fieldwalking (OAU 1994)
Ashenbank Wood Army Camp, ARC AWC 98
No full textThe Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to undertake a standing building survey at Ashenbank Wood Army Camp, Kent (site code ARC AWC 98). This work formed part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigations carried out in advance of the construction of theChannel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL). The site is centred on URS grid point 47800 E49600 N and NGR grid point TQ 675697. The site comprised several second World War army camps which had been demolished to the foundations. The works consisted of a brief overview of those structures due to be affected by the construction of the CTRL. Due to the height of vegetation only the partial foundations of three buildings and four air raid shelters were recorded
Tollgate (South east of), ARC TGS 97
No full textAs part of a larger programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the Channel tunnel, Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake a field evaluation to the south-east of Tollgate. The site lies approximately 4km to the south of Gravesend in Kent, to the south of the A2 and to the east of the A227. The evaluation covered an area of 8 hectares over three fields, on a shallow north-facing slope. The two northern fields were pasture, and the southern field was under arable crop. A recent geophysical survey identified the western pasture area of the site as having high magnetic susceptibility readings
Cobham Park, ARC CPK 97
No full textAs part of a programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake an evaluation of five trenches during the 2nd-5th September 1997. The fieldwork was undertaken adjacent to Knight's Place Farm, Cobham Park in the parish of Cobham, Kent, URL grid 50375/49130. The aim of the evaluation was to examine a number of geophysical anomalies. No archaeological features were located, but a number of undated, infilled stream channels, possibly of Pleistocene date, were found. These geological features were recorded and plotted. The site lies on Eocene Thanet Beds
Sandling Construction Site, ARC SCS 98
No full textThe Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) was commissioned by Union Railways Limited (URL) to undertake an archaeological evaluation at Sandling Construction Site, situated approximately 1km to the north-west of Saltwood, near Hythe, Kent. The centre of the site was at 94123/17151 on the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Project Grid. A total of 15 trial trenches, 1831TT to 1845TT inclusive, were excavated between the 3rd and 7th of September 1998. No archaeological features or finds were recorded
Sevington Railhead (North of), ARC SRH 97
No full textAs part of a programme of archaeological investigations along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways Limited (URL) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake an evaluation comprising eleven trial trenches situated in c.2.4ha. of land within the parish of Sevington, Kent, 3.5km south-east of the centre of Ashford. The area of investigation was bounded by the London to Folkestone main railway line to the south, the A2070 Ashford southern orbital road to the west and by Church Road to the north and east
Northumberland Bottom (West Of), ARC WNB 98
No full textThe Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to undertake detailed archaeological investigations at Northumberland Bottom, south of Gravesend, Gravesham, Kent, in 1998. This work formed part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigation carried out in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL)
Cobham Golf Course, ARC CGC 98
No full textAs part of a larger programme of archaeological investigation along the route of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) commissioned the Museum of London Archaeology Service (MoLAS) to undertake an archaeological excavation at the Rochester and Cobham Golf Course (site code ARC CGC 98), Cobham Park, Kent. Evaluations in 1995 and 1997 had indicated the archaeological potential of the site. The excavation concluded that the area of the site was a focus of activity in the Middle to Late Bronze Age, probably in part agricultural and possibly including one or more burials; presumably there was a settlement near the site, if not actually within it. Evidence was also found of activity in the Late Iron Age or early Roman period, probably agricultural