Archaeological priority area

Summary and definition The Archaeological Priority Area covers the area containing Chislehurst Caves, an extensive area of chalk and flint mines. The workings are thought to have been in use from the late 13th century

Field Value Fact links
Reference 76780 Facts
Prefix archaeological-priority-area Facts
Name Summary and definition The Archaeological Priority Area covers the area containing Chislehurst Caves, an extensive area of chalk and flint mines. The workings are thought to have been in use from the late 13th century Facts
Dataset Archaeological priority area no fact link
Organisation Historic England no fact link
Start date no fact link
End date no fact link
Entry date 2025-02-10 Facts
Typology geography no fact link
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Point POINT (0.058869 51.406884) Facts
Archaeological risk tier Archaeological Priority Area - Tier II Facts

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