The medieval features on Thanet Earth dated to between the mid-eleventh century to the early part of the fourteenth (possibly extending to AD 1350). The activity is primarily agricultural in nature with significant elements of domestic occupation. A site wide system of enclosures appears to be intimately related to various trackways across the site. The activity around these enclosures has been grouped into a number of Medieval ‘sites’. Site 2 comprised an array of enclosures and associated features located along both sides of trackway 28 in the main area of plateau 1, approximately 200m to the south of site 1. It consisted primarily of a multi-phase agglomeration of enclosures at the south, with a string of three individual early enclosures to the north, all the latter situated west of the track. A much smaller enclosure was situated at the southern end of this string to the east of the track. Many of these were associated with sunken featured buildings cut through the probably semi-backfilled ditches of Trackway 28. The enclosures to the south had four phases of development which date to between c. 1150-1250. Sunken structures were also present here alongside a timber framed building.

In detail: at the northern end of Site 2 were a group of early enclosures 21-23, these were located centrally on plateau 1. Enclosure 21 was directly contiguous with Enclosure 22 to the north, extending westward from the side ditch of Trackway 28 which formed their eastward sides. The enclosed area for enclosure 21 was c. 27m x 20m and for enclosure 22 an area between 17m and 19m square. Enclosure 23 which was located just over 40m north of enclosure 22, enclosed an area about 13m square. Slightly further to the south of these, and on the eastern side of trackway 29 was enclosure 19. This was located in the northwest corner of one of the medieval fields (M3) and comprised a slightly curvilinear and insubstantial ditch segment which enclosed a small area, no more than about 8 or 9m square. A series of five sunken featured buildings related to these enclosures, these were all associated with artefactual material dated to 1075–1175. Many were also associated with ovens/hearths and two or three may have been bakeries.

The southern part of Plateau 1 two further early sub rectangular enclosures were encountered, enclosures 24 and 18. Enclosure 24 was possibly the earliest and was only partly exposed on the line of the eastern side ditch of Trackway 28. The enclosed area was c. 25m east to west and visible for 11m north to south. The north side of enclosure 18 was 52m to the north of enclosure 24 but unfortunately the southern boundary was not clear. Later the area occupied by these two enclosures witnessed a complex development that included the emplacement of new enclosures with associated sunken structures as well as a timber framed building. Enclosure 13 was the largest later enclosure in the area, and most of the features appeared to be primarily related to the development of this enclosure. One sunken-featured building and another structure can be confidently related to Enclosure 13 by their positions in relation to it. The structure was one of the few medieval structures at Thanet Earth that was not of the sunken-featured form, it was of post in trench construction and occupied an area a 7.9m long by 4.6m wide. Other features within this enclosure, including pits and a well, contained pottery dating to c.1150-1225. Enclosure 20 to the south of Enclosure 13 and just intruding into its south-west corner is considered to be the second last enclosure in this area, it enclosed an area of at least 17m x 15m. Three sunken featured structures appear to be contemporary with it, the first was located to the north, and the other two near its western boundary and the line of trackway 28. Pottery associated with these buildings and the enclosure dates to between c. 1100 and 1225. The final enclosure, enclosure 15, comprised three ditches that enclosed an area 30m x 19m, overlapping Enclosure 24, its southern side was south of the excavated area. Three fills were recorded but little artefactual material was present although some pottery of mixed date was recovered from the upper and basal deposits. The latest elements were of 1175–1250 probably mixed due to the incorporation of residual pottery and the overall date is compatible with this being the latest enclosure. No features were found within the limits of the enclosure and it was probably placed after the end of settlement activity, indicating that the site reverted to a purely agricultural role. (1) (information summarised from source)

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