Monument record MKE124373 - Trackway cropmarks, near Brooks End

Summary

Trackway of uncertain date identified as cropmarks from aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2921 6757 (174m by 347m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MONKTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The cropmarks of part of a possible Iron Age to medieval trackway visible on OS/94013 V 119 10-MAR-1994 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 aerial photographs. The track is aligned NE-SE and is defined by parallel side ditches with traces of a central hollow way indicating an extended period of use. The main section can be traced for c.650m. It widens towards its southern end where a perpendicular boundary ditch meets it from the west. The eastern trackway ditch continue south for a further 100m terminating close to a second fragment of ditch or boundary suggesting the track opens into a fragmented field system or settlement. A third fragment of perpendicular ditchextends west off the western side of the northern more complete section of the track. This track is one of a number which converge at Brooksend where there at the head of the former inlet before the mashes silted up in the medieval perieod. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. (1-2)


<1> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 (Archive). SKE57110.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1964-2005, Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs, OS/94013 V 119 10-MAR-1994 (Archive). SKE57105.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1964-2005. Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs. OS/94013 V 119 10-MAR-1994.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2025 2:45PM