Monument record MKE124984 - Rectilinear settlement enclosure cropmark, north-east Hackthorn Farm, Woodchurch

Summary

Cropmark of a rectilinear settlement enclosure visible on aerial photographs - NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976 and HEA_35258_032 22-JUN-2022

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3366 6760 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Cropmark of a rectilinear settlement enclosure visible on aerial photographs - NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976 and HEA_35258_032 22-JUN-2022. The site appears as sub-rectangular, sub--divided ditched enclosure 27m x 40m .This is one of a number of similar enclosures in this immediate area which may form a larger contemporary settlement. The enclosures are in a linear arrangement suggesting location on former tracks or roads. The SW quarter of the enclousure is filled by the slight earthwork depression of a possible post-medieval extractive pit visible on lidar images. These features was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (1-3)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976 (Archive). SKE57106.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA_35258_032 22-JUN-2022 (Archive). SKE57106.

<3> Environment Agency, 2017, 2019, LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM, LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 07-DEC-2017 (Archive). SKE57108.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 962/95 09-JUL-1976.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA_35258_032 22-JUN-2022.
  • <3> Archive: Environment Agency. 2017, 2019. LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM. LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 07-DEC-2017.

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 2:38PM