MONUMENT NO. 407156

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Mound in Kidbrooke Park surveyed in 1971, and found to have a diameter of 17.5 metres and a height of 6.4 metres. There was also a small circular top, 5 metres wide. No ditch or any other associated earthworks were identified. It is likely to be a belvedere, or a small motte.

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(TQ4214 3412) Mound shown (1)

A large conical earthen mound 6.4m high and 17.5m in diameter with a small circular top some 5.0m wide. There is no trace of a ditch or any other associated earthworks. It is situated some
50m E of the A22 north-south road, on the edge of a ridge, but not in a strong defensive position. Possibly a belvedere connected with Kidbrooke Park, but it could be a small motte.
Surveyed 1:2500 (2)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1961

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 PAS 17-MAY-71

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