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Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood

England
List entry 1005149
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1005149
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.56 hectares
Grid reference
TR 28597 52790
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood is a linear archaeological feature situated in Kent, England. The monument comprises an approximately rectangular arrangement of banks and ditches whose origins and precise dating remain matters of archaeological enquiry. Such earthworks in woodland settings of south-eastern England may relate to various periods from prehistory through the medieval period, though without excavation or detailed survey their chronological placement and functional purpose cannot be definitively established. The feature survives as an earthwork within the woodland landscape, where it represents part of the archaeological record of land use and management in the Kentish countryside.

Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005149. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood?

Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood is a linear archaeological feature situated in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005149.

Who is responsible for protecting Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood?

Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton 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 1005149.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Shingleton Farm (0.5 km), Large cemetery N of Sangrado's Wood (2.7 km), Two enclosures 400yds (360m) NE of Mill House School (4.3 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
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
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 450m north-east of Shingleton Farm
0.5 km
Large cemetery N of Sangrado's Wood
2.7 km
Two enclosures 400yds (360m) NE of Mill House School
4.3 km
Rubury Butts bowl barrows
5 km
Ringwork and bailey at Coldred Court
5.4 km
Four ring ditches on ridge of Sutton Hill
5.5 km
Romano-Celtic temple and Iron Age site S of Worth
5.6 km
Great Mongeham Anglo-Saxon cemetery
5.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood

Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Rectangular earthwork in Shingleton Wood

CanterburyRoman town · ~9.1 miles
Domesday entry for Knowlton, Kent →
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