Monument record TR 36 NE 2468 - Double ring ditch and other late Prehistoric features, Manston Court Road, Margate

Summary

A Prehistoric double ring ditch, boundary ditches and a post-hole were found during evaluation trenching conducted in 2018.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3567 6729 (329m by 435m) (7 map features)
Map sheet TR36NE
Civil Parish RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

The ring ditch had a visible maximum external diameter of 29.9m and maximum internal diameter of
17.01m. No contemporary internal/external features were identified. The double ring ditch potentially represented a prehistoric burial mound or barrow.

Prehistoric linear features, potentially representing field or boundary ditches, comprised a N-S aligned ditch 6617 (Tr66), three E-W aligned ditches 6712 (Tr 67), 6811 (Tr68) and 8506 (Tr85), and a NE-SW ditch 7615 (Tr76).These features appear to be constrained to the eastern part of the PDA, on the upper west facing valley slope overlooking the double ring ditch. A linear feature 7810 (Tr78), aligned WNW-ESE, was particularly broad, measuring 2.8m wide, and shallow, 0.2m deep, and might represent part of a sunken lane or trackway.

A single post-hole 7019 (Tr70) was tentatively dated to the later prehistoric period. The post-hole, which measured 0.82m long by 0.53m wide and 0.2m deep, contained three sherds of prehistoric pottery. (1)


Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2017, Westwood Village: Land off Manston Court Road and Haine Road, Margate, Thanet, Kent - Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE52015.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2017. Westwood Village: Land off Manston Court Road and Haine Road, Margate, Thanet, Kent - Evaluation Report.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation at land off Manston Court Road and Haine Road, Margate, Thanet, 2017 (Ref: EV WVT 17) (EKE17660)

Record last edited

Mar 27 2025 3:55PM