Monument record TR 36 NE 2567 - Bronze Age Ring Ditch of Barrow at North Foreland Road, Broadstairs.

Summary

During an archaeological evaluation carried out on land off North Foreland Road in Broadstairs, two sections of a ditch, possibly representing the remains of a ring ditch of a Bronze Age Barrow, were uncovered in trench 8. An unidentified feature within trench 7 may have also represented part of a possible ring ditch but this is not confirmed. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3980 6906 (15m by 15m)
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The two curvilinear features appear to define the ring ditch of a Bronze Age barrow. The ditch was 2.00-2.30m wide and was projected to have an internal diameter of approximately 10.00m. Each exposed segment was investigated, although neither was slot was bottomed. The southern ditch was excavated to a depth of 0.50m, exposing three fills. The northern ditch was excavated to a depth of 0.54, exposing one fill. Both ditch slots produced pottery, spot dating exclusively to the Late Bronze Age/Iron Age. Worked flint, burnt flint and animal bone were also recovered. It is possible that the unidentified curved feature in Trench 7 may also represent part of another ring ditch to its north-east, whilst the evaluation of the site in 2006 (Gallop 2006) may have exposed a third, located further upslope, close to the site boundary. Bronze Age round barrows are a relatively common burial monument sited along the high ground of the chalk spur of North Foreland Hill. (information summarised from source) (1)


<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ (Unpublished document). SKE57135.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ. [Mapped feature: #142498 ring ditch, ]

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Evaluation at 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ - Trench 7 (Ref: 2023/165) (EKE24225)
  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological Evaluation at 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ - Trench 8 (Ref: 2023/165) (EKE24226)
  • Event Boundary: Archaeological Evaluation at 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ (Ref: 2023/165) (EKE23931)

Record last edited

Nov 27 2024 12:50PM