Perry Wood

LiDAR – Perry Wood – Kent Location: 51°15’32”N 0°55’39”E DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) My friend, @callummonro lived north of this site and told me about the ‘Roman’ fort in Perry Wood so I obviously had to take a look on LiDAR. I noticed the circular promontory south of this site has a univallate rampart circling the summit, as well as a bank running along the west-side to the adjoining hilltop to its north. This bank ends halfway between the peaks and curves round to the east where it terminates at the hillslope edge. Possible Roman Site: ‘A sub-rectangular earthwork consisting of a ditch between two banks surrounds the hilltop on which stood Shottenden Mill. The enclosure had been surveyed in 1878 and recorded in 1796 when it was considered to be Roman. The windmill had gone by 1925. A telegraph station, sometimes known as Old Wives Lees, part of the Deal line of the Admiralty Shutter Telegraph System circa 1790 was also sited on the hill.’ - Kent County Council. IA Possible site: ‘A large barrow type feature known as the mount is located in Conduit Wood to the north of Shottenden. The monument measures 13m by 16m and remains to a height of c.2.2m. Evidence of a ditch and possible also a ramp (*sic) have been reported at the site. The mound itself appears to be composed of very pebbly soil. Previously thought to be a barrow this identification is now uncertain. Seen as not large enough to be a windmill mound this may be an ornamental feature.’ - Kent County Council. (Scheduling unknown) No recorded excavations or finds, hence undated. Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Cantiaci Descriptions from Kent HER. Maps from Google or Bing.