Monument record TR 26 NE 1286 - Middle-Late Bronze Age ring ditch (Barrow 8) - Plateau 2 Thanet Earth

Summary

A ring ditch was discovered on Plateau 2 of the Thanet Earth investigations, probably representing the former site of a burial mound. It has been allocated to the mid-late Bronze age mainly due to its form and nature, although dating evidence for it was scarce. was relatively large, just over 23m in diameter but with a relatively insubstantial ditch less than a metre wide and up to c. 0.45m deep. A cremation burial was located just off centre. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2864 6691 (23m by 22m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History.

Finds (1)

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

Jun 20 2023 4:22PM