Monument record TR 36 NW 118 - Possible rectilinear enclosure at Acol

Summary

Cropmarks of apossible Iron Age or Roman rectilinear enclosure visible on aerial photographs -US/7PH/GB/LOC286V 2012 19-APR-1944, CUCAP BXA50 04-JUN-1976 and HEA 35258_007 16-JUN-2022

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3209 6749 (65m by 111m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Cropmarks of apossible Iron Age or Roman rectilinear enclosure visible on aerial photographs -US/7PH/GB/LOC286V 2012 19-APR-1944, CUCAP BXA50 04-JUN-1976 and HEA 35258_007 16-JUN-2022. The site appears as two perpendicular ditches 72m an 85m long with an interruption in the southern side and joined by a 90 degree (SW) corner . These features were mapped mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. (1)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GB/LOC286V 2012 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1949-1976, Historic England Archive CUCAP oblique aerial photographs, CUCAP BXA50 04-JUN-1976 (Archive). SKE57107.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 35258_007 16-JUN-2022 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GB/LOC286V 2012 19-APR-1944.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1949-1976. Historic England Archive CUCAP oblique aerial photographs. CUCAP BXA50 04-JUN-1976.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 35258_007 16-JUN-2022.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Nov 19 2024 4:57PM