969299) and Bridge Farm (TQ 992319). Martin explained that Iris research was to
establish the origin of the channel, possibly part of the Rother when it flowed across
the northern part of Romney Marsh. His first problem was to locate the channel as
there is now no indication at the land surface. This was done by hand auguring 36
cores to depths up to 6m. The channel was located and noted to widen northward,
from