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Faesten Dic is a medieval linear earthwork located in Joydens Wood, Kent, comprising a substantial ditch and bank that formed part of the defensive fortifications of the region. The monument dates to the medieval period and served as a frontier work, likely constructed to demarcate territorial boundaries or provide defensive barriers during the Middle Ages. The earthwork survives as a prominent archaeological feature, with its ditch and associated bank remaining visible in the landscape. Its construction and maintenance reflect the military and administrative organisation of medieval Kent, contributing to our understanding of medieval frontier management and settlement patterns in the southeastern counties.
Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012979. View the official record →
Faesten Dic is a medieval linear earthwork located in Joydens Wood, Kent, comprising a substantial ditch and bank that formed part of the defensive fortifications of the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012979.
Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood 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 1012979.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British masonry building and Saxon cemetery, Fordcroft, Orpington (5.4 km), Fort Farningham: a London mobilisation centre (5.7 km), Medieval moated site and associated fishpond, Franks Hall. (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood'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.
Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.