Monument record MKE115986 - Monkton (Area 3) Bronze Age round barrow
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3042 6572 (13m by 14m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
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. (1)
The cropmark traces of the Bronze Age ring ditch described above was mapped from NMR 1671/46 06-AUG-1979 as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. The ring ditch is slightly sub-circular with a diameter of 13m. (2)
<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)
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Jan 15 2025 4:57PM