A20 Diversion Holm Hill, ARC HOL 98

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to carry out an archaeological evaluation of a site alongside the A20 trunk road, at its intersection with the Greenway Court Road, near the village of Harrietsham (centred on URL grid point 64800 33300; NGR grid point TQ 84800 53300). The site is known as A20 Diversion (Holm Hill) (site code ARC HOL98). The evaluation has revealed evidence to suggest Late Bronze Age and Romano- British activity at the site, generally focussed on the main sand ridge crossing the site and the lower ground to the south-east respectively. Insufficient evidence was recorded to characterise the nature of the possible settlement remains, partially due to the majority of features remaining undated. In addition, due to the highly mobile nature of the light sandy soils in the area, colluvial deposits were recorded throughout the evaluation area, and although generally recorded towards the base of the main sand ridge, were actually deepest (i.e. 2 m+) within a raised coombe or coll that crossed the peak of the sand ridge.