Monument record MKE124987 - Settlement enclosure cropmark, west of Vincent Farm, Woodchurch
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3372 6774 (50m by 55m) |
|---|---|
| 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, HEA_35258_032 22-JUN-2022 and AFL 60011/EPW000326 01-APR-1920. The site appears as sub-rectangular, sub-divided ditched enclosure 40m x 42m .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(NE-SW) arrangement suggesting location on former tracks or roads. The norther half of the enclousure is filled by the cropmarks of a dark macula of a possible post-medieval extractive pit. 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.
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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 2:18PM