Monument record MKE124967 - Rectilinear settlement enclosure cropmark, Woodchurch
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3361 6766 (63m by 56m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Cropmark of an incomplete rectilinear enclosure of uncertain date (possibly a medieval settlement) visible on aerial photographs - NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976. The site appears as sub-rectangular ditched enclosure38m x c.45m. A large dark macula of a hollowed or extracted area cuts into the NE corner of the enclosure .This is one of a number of similar enclosures in this immediate area which may form a larger contemporary settlement four of which have been recorded together in TR 36 NW 136. The enclosures are in a linear arrangement suggesting location on former tracks or roads. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (1)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 2134/1090 26-APR-1983 (Archive). SKE57106.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 2134/1090 26-APR-1983.
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
Nov 21 2024 1:11PM