Making the Mariner’s Mirror Podcast ‘Tales from the Cinque Ports’
The Mariners Mirror Podcast hosted by the historian Sam Willis and produced by the Society for Nautical Research is the world’s No.1 maritime history podcast with over 500,000 downloads so far. A recent series on the Cinque Ports focusses on Kent’s links to the confederation. In this blog post Daisy Turnbull of the SNR explains how the series came about and her involvement.
Archaeology and Metal Detecting in Kent – Can we go forward together?
A background survey questionnaire for amateur archaeologists.
Heritage Harbours – Ramsgate
In May, over 50 of the original Dunkirk Little Ships set off from Ramsgate to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. This blog highlights Ramsgate’s involvement in the excellent Heritage Harbours initiative, which was instrumental in the planning and preparation of the anniversary events.
Naval beer supply, Dover
The Maison Dieu at Dover was for a long time a naval victualling yard and so, to mark the building’s reopening after a fantastic £10.5m restoration project, this blog post by Andy Plumbly focusses on the supply of beer to the Royal Navy at Dover.
Turner 250, Sheerness and ‘The Fighting Temeraire’
Teacher and researcher Stephen Garnett reflects on ‘Britain’s greatest painting’ and the legacy of J. M. W. Turner on the 250th anniversary of the artist’s birth.
Archaeology Research Group
The KAS has been directly involved in conducting fieldwork in Kent since 1860. Future fieldwork undertaken by the Society will be overseen by the Archaeology Research Group (formerly the KAS Fieldwork Committee).
Historic Buildings Group
The group takes an interest in standing buildings from dwellings to cathedrals, arranging events and conferences, sharing resources, and encouraging publication. The group incorporates the areas of interest of the former Churches Committee.
Kent Defence Research Group
Researches the county’s defences of all types and periods through the study of records, maps, aerial photographs, ground investigation and by other means.
Place Names Research Group
The study of place names, or toponymy, includes an interest in their origins, meanings, usage and types. The group arranges events and conferences, shares resources and encourages publication.
Maritime Kent Special Interest Group
The Maritime Kent Special Interest Group has been set up as a focal point to support and to disseminate research and information relating to Kent’s rich maritime heritage.
Fieldwork KAS Conference 2024 - Recent Archaeological Work in the Darent Valley
Keith Parfitt - Kent Archaeological Society Archaeology Research Group Chair. KAS Magazine, Issue 123 (Winter 2024). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Challenges Facing Kent's Archaeology: The Archaeology Research Group Fieldwork Forum
In 2025 the Archaeology Research Group (ARG) is proposing to host its annual fieldwork forum with the theme of Challenges Facing Kent’s Archaeology.
Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference
Thank you to everyone who attended today's Archaeology Research Group fieldwork conference at The Friars, Aylesford, Kent.
Archaeology Research Group meeting minutes
Minutes of the meeting held on 27th April 2024 at Shooter’s Lodge, Stringman’s Farm, Lees Court Estate.
Repairing an ancient abbey in Kent
In July 2021, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings returned to Boxley Abbey in Kent for a week of hands-on learning, site visits and barbecues!
President’s Column
KAS Magazine, Issue 117 (New Year 2022). Maidstone: Kent Archaeological Society.
Kent Defences Archive Reports available on the Society website
Victor Smith has very kindly supplied scans of a number of reports, now made available on thee Society website.
- Archaeology Research Group
- Boxley
- Broadstairs
- Chart Sutton
- Cold War
- Conservation
- Defences
- Detling
- Dover
- Gravesend
- Heritage
- Historic Buildings Research Group
- Iron Age
- Kent Defences Research Group
- Maritime
- Maritime Kent Research Group
- Medieval
- Military History
- Modern
- Place Names Research Group
- Ramsgate
- Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
- Swale