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Darenth Wood medieval woodland boundary is a linear earthwork located in Darenth Wood, Kent, representing medieval land management and territorial division. The feature comprises a bank and ditch system typical of medieval period boundary markers used to demarcate woodland ownership and access rights. Such woodland boundaries are characteristic of the medieval and later periods when intensive management of forest resources became increasingly important to landholding communities. The survival of this earthwork provides evidence of the landscape organisation and agrarian practices of medieval Kent.
Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013378. View the official record →
Darenth Wood medieval woodland boundary is a linear earthwork located in Darenth Wood, Kent, representing medieval land management and territorial division. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013378.
Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth 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 1013378.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Icehouse at Clock House, Green Street Green (1.9 km), A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm (2.6 km), A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone (3.1 km).
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