Thurnham Villa, Kent - Integrated Site Report

As part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigation carried out in advance of the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), Oxford Archaeology (formerly Oxford Archaeological Unit) was commissioned to undertake an excavation at the Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM KE 299) of Thurnham Roman Villa (OS NGR 579950 157110) and trench excavation of earthworks located in the adjacent Honeyhills Wood near the village of Thurnham in Kent. In addition, a watching brief was undertaken on the surrounding CTRL route section from Sittingbourne Road, Detling, to Crismill Lane, Thurnham. In the course of the watching brief, a concentration of archaeological features was encountered to the east of Hockers Lane, near Detling (OS NGR 579200 157485).