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Randall Manor

THE DIG For ten years there was a summer community dig on the site of Randall Manor, home to the de Cobham family for two hundred years. The dig was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Kent County … Continue reading

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The Burnet

The Burnet is an area situated within Shorne Woods Country Park. Test pits dug in the area have produced a number of Mesolthic flints.  Trevor produced a short guide to flints found at the site: Earlier digs produced the following: … Continue reading

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Ranscombe Farm

At Ranscombe Farm, on the Plantlife Nature Reserve, there is a Mesolithic site that has produced a number of struck flints. This site was discovered by Dave May, a volunteer with the Nature Reserve. More details on these finds in the … Continue reading

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Randall Manor tile archive

An enormous amount of tile was recovered during 10 years of excavation at Randall Manor.  Storage space is always a concern when managing an archaeological dig and it was decided that some of the tile had to be discarded.  Before this … Continue reading

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