An account of excavations on the site of Roman buildings at Keston, near Bromley, Kent / Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries by George R. Corner in a letter addressed to Admiral W.H. Smyth.

  • Corner, George R. (George Richard), 1801-1863.
Date:
1855
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Credit: An account of excavations on the site of Roman buildings at Keston, near Bromley, Kent / Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries by George R. Corner in a letter addressed to Admiral W.H. Smyth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    XXIV. An Account of some recent Discoveries at Holwood-hill, in Kent, by A. J. Kumpr, Esq. F. S. 4. ina Letter addressed to Nicnoxas Caruisie, Esg. F. B.S. Secretary. Read 27th November 1828. Rodney Buildings, New Kent Road, Nov. 26, 1828. DEAR SIR, ABOUT fifteen years since I was resident in the neighbourhood of Cesar’s Camp, Holwood-hill, in Kent, of which a Plan is engraved in the fourth Volume of the Vetusta Monumenta of the Society of Anti- quaries. I had then the opportunity of making some observations in the vicinity of those remains which have ultimately led to the dis- coveries which form the subject of this communication. The bold entrenchments at Holwood occupy a very elevated site @ on the northern side of the hill, and command a great extent of coun- try towards the North, East, and West. I have little doubt of their being a Roman work, for they follow the usual mode of Roman castra- metation, as far as the irregular nature of the ground has permitted, ob- long, with rounded angles. : The old road to Westerham, ran formerly through the centre of the Camp, but was turned by the late Right Hon. William Pitt, when he planted and improved the grounds at Holwood. It now passes the spring- head of the little river Ravensbourne, which supplied the garrison a John Ward, Esq. of Holwood-house, caused the elevation of the spot to be accurately taken, and found it to correspond with the top of James’s tower on the well-known emi- nence of Shooter’s-hill. | om Op HISTORIOAL \ MEBIOAL Gane!
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