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Monument record MKE124914 - Cropmark of round barrow, Hackthorn Farm, Woodchurch
Summary
Possible Bronze Age round barrow visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs - NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3349 6736 (12m by 12m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Possible Bronze Age round barrow visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs - NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976. The site appears as the cropmark of a ploughed-out sub-circular mound 13m in diameter, with evidence of some buried mound material visible as a pale cropmark.In the centre of the this mound is the cropmark of a single pit, possibly the result of subsequent robbing of the barrow. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. Cropmarks of second larger mound lies immediately to the SW. This is recorded separately (1).
<1> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976 (Archive). SKE57106.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Jan 21 2025 2:19PM