Chapel Mill, Lenham, Kent, ARC CML 99.

OAU was commissioned by Union Railways (South) Limited (URS) to undertake an archaeological investigation at the site of Chapel Mill, Lenham, Kent. This work formed part of an extensive programme of archaeological investigation carried out in advance of the construction of the CTRL. The site is centred on URL grid point 70400E 30000N and NGR grid point TQ 90395 50001. The site, which was specified as strip, map and sample and was c.0.95 hectares in extent, was excavated between 29th March and 21st April 1999. An archaeological evaluation of the site uncovered a small number of features, including a single pit containing a substantial amount of later prehistoric pottery, from a simple tub-shaped vessel dated to the late Bronze Age (c.1750 - 900 BC). Two ditches were also identified, one of which produced a small amount of mid-late Iron Age pottery and some residual Bronze Age material.