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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) |
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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> SKE55405 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