Monument record TR 36 NE 2567 - Bronze Age Ring Ditch of Barrow at North Foreland Road, Broadstairs.
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3980 6906 (15m by 15m) |
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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 Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2023, 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ (Unpublished document).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XY SKE57135 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2023. 6 North Foreland Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 3NJ.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