Monument record MKE115986 - Monkton (Area 3) Bronze Age round barrow

Summary

: Small, single phase MBA ring ditch with an urned cremation burial located just off-centre. 2/3 of an extremely unusual (for Kent) large Trevisker-ware jar of Cornish origin was deposited at the base of the ring ditch; a hexagonal jet bead was recovered from the initial fill. Residue from the Trevisker jar was c14 dated to 1600-1320 cal BC.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3042 6572 (13m by 14m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

<1> Garrow, D and Cooper, A, 22/11/2021, Grave Goods Project dataset, 72979 (Machine readable data file). SKE54611.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 1671/46 06-AUG-1979 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Machine readable data file: Garrow, D and Cooper, A. 22/11/2021. Grave Goods Project dataset. 72979.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 1671/46 06-AUG-1979.

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  • None recorded

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Jan 15 2025 4:57PM