The Cluniac priory of Horton is one of the few monastic sites in Kent, apart from the two cathedrals, with significant remains above ground. It lies in open countryside about 5 miles NW of Hythe. The priory was probably built in the late 12thc, with alterations in the 14thc to 15thc. Elements of the priory have been incorporated into a substantial private house which owes much of its current appearance to alterations in 1913-14. These features include the lower parts of the W front on the N side; the beginning of the S aisle with a stair turret, and the W range. There are no traces above ground of the N side of the nave, the rest of the church or the claustral ranges and gatehouses. However, several doorways and many reset fragments preserved as decoration indicate that this was a large and richly sculpted site. The fieldworkers are particularly grateful to Mrs Margaret Bonsall for allowing them to visit her beautiful and elegant house for CRSBI.