Monument record TR 36 NW 1390 - Bronze Age ring ditch, Minster, Thanet

Summary

Two concentric ring ditches forming part of a round barrow of Bronze Age date were visible as cropmarks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3185 6552 (28m by 28m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Bronze Age ring ditch identified through cropmark evidence in a 2021 desk-based assessment at Minster, Thanet. (1)

Two concentric ring ditches forming part of a round barrow of Bronze Age date were visible as cropmarks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015. There was a pit inside the smaller, central ring ditch. These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2)


<1> Thanet Archaeological Services, 2021, Land adjacent to Laundry Road Minster, Kent, Archaeological Appraisal and Assessment of Potential (Unpublished document). SKE57864.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Thanet Archaeological Services. 2021. Land adjacent to Laundry Road Minster, Kent, Archaeological Appraisal and Assessment of Potential.
  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Archaeological appraisal and assessment of potential of land adjacent to Laundry Road Minster, 2021 (EKE24447)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 11:55AM