Author Archives: Ruiha Smalley

World War One stopline trench system revealed by lidar in Whitehorse Wood

Posted on 19th July 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

The following article, by Andrew Mayfield, was recently published in Archaeologia Cantiana*: In 2011, a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey was organised for the Medway Valley (reaching from Maidstone to Shorne and from Wrotham to Boxley). LIDAR surveys are … Continue reading →

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Event : The Brennan Torpedo Launch, Cliffe Fort, Kent

Posted on 13th July 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Installed in the late 19th century, the Cliffe Fort torpedo installation is one of only seven that were built in England (fifteen were planned). Yet the superstructure of this fascinating invention is now extremely eroded and in desperate need of recording. … Continue reading →

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CLD update

Posted on 13th July 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

This week we will be out tree surveying – weather permitting – on Wednesday and Thursday. The week after we’ll prep the cottage site for the 2 week dig in Cobham Woods. The dig starts on Saturday the 23rd, when … Continue reading →

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Summer dig 2016: update on dates

Posted on 20th June 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Our annual excavation for this year will now take place from Saturday 23rd July to Saturday 6th August, excluding Saturday 30th June. We will be excavating one of the lost cottages of the Cobham estate, in Cobham Woods. Places will be … Continue reading →

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Pottery workshops

Posted on 16th June 2016 by Ruiha Smalley

Pottery workshops with Nigel Macpherson Grant were held this week at the National Trust South Lodge Barn in Cobham.  They were funded by the Kent Archaeological Society. Pottery excavated from the site of Randall Manor was laid out in sequence … Continue reading →

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