Scheduled MonumentsEnglandGroup of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm

Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm

England
List entry 1004207
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004207
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.27 hectares
Grid reference
TR 28857 68641
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

A group of ring ditches located 400 yards northwest of Great Brooks End Farm in Kent is a prehistoric monument comprising multiple circular ditched enclosures. The site dates to the Bronze Age, a period when such ring ditch monuments were commonly constructed across southern Britain, typically serving ritual, defensive, or domestic functions. The monument consists of several distinct circular features defined by ditches, which represent the remains of structures or enclosures from this early period. The archaeological significance of the site lies in its contribution to understanding Bronze Age settlement and land use patterns in the Kent landscape.

Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004207. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm?

A group of ring ditches located 400 yards northwest of Great Brooks End Farm in Kent is a prehistoric monument comprising multiple circular ditched enclosures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004207.

Who is responsible for protecting Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm?

Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm 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 1004207.

What other scheduled monuments are near Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring ditches and enclosures 500yds (450m) ESE of College Farm (1.4 km), Anglo-Saxon cemetery and associated remains at Monkton, 550m north of Walters Hall Farm (3 km), Quex Park settlements (3.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm

Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Group of ring ditches 400yds (360m) NW of Great Brooks End Farm

CanterburyRoman town · ~10.9 miles