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The Shorne Woods archaeology programme

There is now a video available about the Lower Thames Crossing and in it Andrew gives a brief run down of the archaeology of the park and our current situation. It also features the platform dig from this Autumn :

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Knights Hospitaller at St John’s Jerusalem

During October volunteers from SWAG joined the Darent Valley Landscape Partnership Scheme and the National Trust in an excavation at the moated house of St John’s Jerusalem in Sutton-at Hone. For more detail on the dig click through to The … Continue reading

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Kent County Council consultation on windmills

The consultation on the future of KCC maintained Windmills will close in January 2024. The Kent County Council (KCC) owns and is responsible for the preservation of eight historic windmills across the county. Due to the ongoing financial challenges faced … Continue reading

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Our current project at Shorne

We are excavating a building about 100 metres from Randall Manor. The building appears to have had at least two phases and to be from the medieval period. Much of it has been constructed using reclaimed material from the Manor … Continue reading

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Update

The weather hasn’t been ideal for returning to our excavations on the platform near Randall but we have started to plan for events next year, including the Festival of Archaeology in July, with its theme of Community! We have also progressed … Continue reading

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