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Boughton Quarry camp is a Neolithic flint extraction and working site located in Kent. The site represents evidence of systematic flint mining and processing activity dating to the Neolithic period, reflecting the importance of flint as a raw material for tool manufacture in prehistoric Britain. The quarry workings and associated artefactual remains demonstrate the scale of flint exploitation at this location and contribute to understanding of prehistoric resource management and trade networks in south-eastern England.
Boughton Quarry camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005139. View the official record →
Boughton Quarry camp is a Neolithic flint extraction and working site located in Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005139.
Boughton Quarry camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Farleigh Bridge, over the Medway (3.7 km), The College of All Saints (3.7 km), Tithe barn, Mill Street (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Boughton Quarry camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Boughton Quarry camp stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.