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Title: Archaeologia cantiana
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Kent Archaeological Society. cn
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Publisher: (London) Kent Archaeological Society
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erved as a private road past the farm buildings, whilethe rest of the way is used as a public foot-path. We haveno hesitation in saying that this fine straight road fromDartford to Darenth is the principal one by which the villawas reached from the north, as at the Dartford end theRoman cemetery discovered on East Hill was by the side ofthe road, and a little beyond, a few yards to the west of it,are the Roman foundations near the Powder Mills, beforealluded to. Sufficient evidence having been brought forward toestablish the antiquity of this road as far as it at presentexists, we may go a step farther by suggesting that itoriginally continued from the farm gate, past the villa, to themain road at South Darenth. A map copied from the 6-inch Ordnance Survey is here-with given, whereon the supposed connection between theimportant roads at North and South Darenth is shewn bydotted lines, also the curiously inconvenient way by which SUe orROMAN VILLA , DAREJVTHand, its ert r i/ on a. 1896
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THE ROMAN VILLA AT DARE NTH. 79 the two are now brought into contact by road. This pecu-liarity induced the writer to consider the cause more care-fully, the conclusion arrived at being that it was due to adirect way past the villa having been abandoned in con-sequence of its liability to become occasionally inundatedby the river. This will be more clearly understood by the reader bear-ing in mind that the great depth of earth which has accumu-lated over the western foundations of the villa covers alsoany road that may exist between it and the river. On referring to the Plan a lane marked Ancient Way will be seen going from the Pack-way to the river. This lanewas made at some period after the villa was deserted, as itcut through the southern end of the outbuildings, the wallsof which continue, as ascertained by probing, into the fieldopposite. As further foundations are known to exist overa considerable area in this adjoining land, called Marsh Field, it is hoped that the owner, Mr. T

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