Lenham Heath, ARC LHT 97

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Union Railways Limited to carry out an archaeological evaluation on a site to the south of Lenham Heath village (centred on URL grid point 71400 29400; NGR grid point TQ 91400 29400), known as Lenham Heath. The potential for archaeological remains within the evaluation area had been identified by an earlier Environmental Statement (URL 1994) which included geophysical prospection (URL 1996). This potential was defined as the possibility of discovering features and remains indicated by anomalies noted during geophysical prospection, although gradiometer scanning failed to locate any anomalies of obvious archaeological interest, and variations within the magnetic susceptibility data set appeared to reflect modern disturbance and recent land use. The evaluation was, therefore, designed as a control evaluation of the geophysical prospection survey.