Monument record MKE125729 - Possible late Neolithic - early Bronze Age round barrow, Hartsdown, Near Margate
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3471 6973 (15m by 18m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NW |
| Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A possible late Neolithic - early Bronze Age round barrow visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs: NMR 3115/0086 02-JUL-1986. The site appears a a double-ditched ring ditch. The outer ditch is penannular or incomplete, measuring 16.5m x 18m. Within this is a smaller irregular, sitghtly off-set ring ditch of c.9.4m in diameter. A single ring ditch is located immediately to the south. The double-ditched ring ditch site bears a close similarity to an excavated late Neolithic - early Bronze Age round barrow (TR 36 NW 423) 180m to the NE which aslo has traces of a second possible single ring ditch -MKE125726- on its southern side. This site has been 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 3115/0086 02-JUL-1986 (Archive). SKE57106.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 3115/0086 02-JUL-1986.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Dec 13 2024 3:32PM