# Kent Ramblers: Walk 10

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## Points of Interest

### The Amherst Inn

Originally a hunting lodge belonging to Sir Jeffrey 
						Amherst, commander-in-chief of the British Army in North 
						America when fighting the French for control of what are 
						now Canadian territories.  In 1759 he helped 
						General Wolfe capture Quebec and in 1760 he captured 
						Montreal.  He was military governor of Canada from 
						1760 to 1763.

### Oldbury Hill

The most impressive Iron-Age camp in England, built 
						100-50 BC.  The ramparts and ditches that enclose 
						the camp can still be clearly seen on the steep sides of 
						the hill.  There are waymarked walks around the 
						site of 1 and 3 miles, well worth undertaking before or 
						after tackling the main walk.

![](https://www.kentramblers.org.uk/KentWalks/public/images/P010a.jpg)

The site also possesses some paleolithic rock 
						shelters where 50,000 year old hand axes have been 
						found.

### Oldbury Hill and Seal Chart Site of Special 
						Scientific Interest

Much of the walk is within the SSSI which is 
						significant for its ancient sessile oak woodland.  
						In contrast with the chalk Downs to the north, the 
						wooded ridge along which much of the route passes is a 
						narrow band of acid greensand with pockets of gault 
						clay.

### Public Transport

Service 308 from Sevenoaks to Gravesend via Borough 
						Green stops on the A25 near the end of Styants Bottom 
						Road (not Sundays).

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