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Faesten Dic is a medieval linear earthwork located in Joydens Wood, Kent, consisting of a substantial ditch with associated banks that once served as a territorial or defensive boundary. The monument dates to the medieval period, functioning as a frontier work that likely demarcated property or administrative divisions within the local landscape. The earthwork remains visible today as an archaeological feature, preserving evidence of medieval land management and fortification practices in the Kentish countryside. Its survival as an upstanding monument makes it a significant example of medieval boundary construction and landscape organization.
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, consisting of a substantial ditch with associated banks that once served as a territorial or defensive boundary. 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).
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