Monument record TR 26 NE 1272 - Barrow 1 with Early Bronze Age beaker burial - Plateau 6 Thanet Earth

Summary

Barrow 1 was situated on the south-west facing slope of the eastern side of a shallow dry valley in Plateau 6 at an elevation of 31.5m OD. It survived as two concentric ring ditches roughly 17m and 22m in diameter respectively, separated by a berm approximately 1m wide. An inhumation grave with an EBA beaker lay roughly at the centre of the barrow within the circuit of the inner ditch. It is likley that the burial and the ditches are contemporary and there is a high probability that Barrow 1 was a single phase but multi-ditched monument, possibly of bell-barrow type. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2873 6598 (30m by 29m) (6 map features)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (6)

Full Description

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History (Monograph). SKE55405.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 2639/3173 01-AUG-1985 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History. [Mapped feature: #110979 barrow, ]
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 2639/3173 01-AUG-1985.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event Boundary: Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007-2008 (EKE14749)

Record last edited

Nov 20 2024 12:16PM