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Monument record TR 26 NE 1320 - Medieval Site 16, agricultural enclosures and a SFB - Plateau 5, Thanet Earth
Summary
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 16 comprised a development of ditched enclosures and associated features was situated just under 40m south-west of site 15 and on a similar alignment. The enclosures had multiple phases of development with the first (49) likely dating to between c1150 and 1250 while to two later additions (50 & 53) were likely established in the 13th century. Aside form one SFB, which may ben interpreted as a shepherds hut or similar, there was no evidence of activity associated with the southern structures, suggesting that this part of the site was agricultural in nature. The northern complex however had several features and was associated with domestic debris, suggesting that the site was at least periodically occupied by its latest phase of use. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 2897 6623 (63m by 67m) (17 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.
<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 2639/3127 01-AUG-1985 (Archive). SKE57106.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SKE55405 Monograph: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. Beneath the Seamark: 6000 Years of an Islands History. [Mapped feature: #112067 medieval site, ]
- <2> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 2639/3127 01-AUG-1985.
Finds (0)
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 21 2024 4:16PM