Monument record MKE126082 - Ring ditch cropmark, Monkton parish

Summary

A double ring ditch visible on aerial photographs: Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018. This site was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. . It is likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow. A second single-ditched ring ditch lies40m WSW.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2980 6576 (26m by 24m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A single ring ditch visible on aerial photographs: Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018. This site was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. The inner ditch circuit has a diameter of 15m and the outer 24m and is likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow. A second double-ditched ring ditch lies40m ENE (1).


<1> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018.

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Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical Survey for Proposed Improvements to A253, Minster and Monkton, Thanet (EKE8120)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2025 3:54PM