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The Quintain on the Green is a post-medieval structure located in Kent, England. It comprises a wooden pivoting arm mounted on a post, historically used as a training device for mounted knights and horsemen to practise jousting and horsemanship skills. The surviving example represents a rare surviving instance of such medieval recreational and martial equipment, typically constructed from timber and designed to rotate when struck by a lance or similar implement. The monument reflects the military training practices and leisure pursuits of the medieval and early modern periods.
The Quintain on the Green is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005188. View the official record →
The Quintain on the Green is a post-medieval structure located in Kent, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005188.
The Quintain on the Green 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 1005188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chapel of St Blaise (0.9 km), Tower keep castle at West Malling (1.9 km), World War II Bofors Anti-aircraft gun tower, Pickett-Hamilton fort and pillbox: part of the airfield defences of RAF West Malling fighter station (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Quintain on the Green'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.
The Quintain on the Green stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.