Monument record TQ 56 NE 244 - Mesolithic-Early Neolithic occupation, Speedgate Farm

Evidence of burning and worked flint from within Trench 14. Buried Palaeosoils observed in Trench 14, located at a depth of 62.4m OD.The charcoal deposit contained degraded pottery and worked flint. Residual worked flints were excavated from a further 17 trenches across the site, however these dated to Neolithic/Bronze Age.

Worked flints recovered from the palaeosoil included a core, an older patinated flake, eight flakes and five flake fragments, two bladelets one of which was typical of Mesolithic technology, the other which was typical of Mesolithic or early Neolithic technology, and twenty three chips. (1)

<1> Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited, 2024, Chimmens Solar Farm, Land At Speedgate Farm, Mussenden Lane, Fawkham, Kent: An archaeological evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE57020.