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Monument record MKE126095 - Ring ditch north-east of Monkton
Summary
One of a group of ring ditches visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs:Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3013 6580 (15m by 13m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
One of a group of six ring ditches likely to be the remains of Bronze Age round barrows visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs:Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. This ring ditch has a diameter of 15m and the northern third is obscured by a large negative feature, possibly a medieal/post medieval extractive pit visible as a dark cropmark. This barrow lies on the northern edge of the cropmark remains of a large Romano-British settlement recorded in TR36NW238 (1)
<1> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE57110 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 (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Jan 14 2025 4:33PM