Monument record MKE126009 - Rectilinear enclosure north of Nethercourt, Ramsgate

Summary

Part of a rectilinear enclosure of uncertain date north of Nethercourt, Ramsgate visible as cropmarks and mapped from EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 28-FEB-2024

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3589 6586 (74m by 79m)
Map sheet TR36NE
Civil Parish RAMSGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Part of a rectilinear enclosure of uncertain date north of Nethercourt, Ramsgate visible as cropmarks and mapped from: Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 and EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 28-FEB-2024. The site appears the fragmented remains of three sides of an elongated enclosure 34.5m x at least 88m which is cut W-E by the Manston Road. A second parallel ditch is visible on the inner side of the eastern ditch. This may be a settlement enclosure dating from the Iron Age, Roman or medieval periods. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (1-2)


<1> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 28-FEB-2024 (Archive). SKE57111.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 28-FEB-2024.
  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.

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

Jan 10 2025 3:42PM