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Archaeology and Art

Some of the bits and piece from the old Shorne clayworks have been included in a fabulous sculpture standing outside the cafe at Shorne Woods Country Park. It is the ‘Shorne Pony’ by Steve Portchmouth. A number of Steve’s other … Continue reading

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Quick update

Work continues apace at the platform dig. We may have the corner of our third building now. It’s much larger than we first suspected, almost coming as far as the putative path heading to the manor from our main hollow … Continue reading

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Clay Works ‘cart in the tree’

We recently received some comments on the Archaeology in Kent FB page about the Shorne clay works and thought we’d share some with you here. If you’d like to contribute please email us at SWAGkent2023@gmail.com. “We returned to one of our favourite … Continue reading

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Environmental archaeology at Shorne

This week we’ve had Archaeology South-East at Shorne to take a look at the fish ponds associated with Randall Manor. They’ve taken core samples, to a depth of 120cm, of the separate ponds and will report back to us with … Continue reading

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Trosley Family Open Day

Following the success of SWAG’s archaeological family digs and exhibitions at Shorne Country Park, we were invited by the Kent County Council Parks’ Manager to manage a similar event at Trosley Country Park. The event was held on the 17th … Continue reading

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