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Monument record MKE126138 - Pits, possibly graves north of Waterhall Farm, Monkton
Summary
A line of linear pits, possibly graves seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs : EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-APR-2017 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 2936 6519 (9m by 13m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR26NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A line of nine linear pits, possibly graves seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs : EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-APR-2017 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 . They are all aligned W-E and positioned in N-S aligned group. They range in size from 1.6m x 0.9m and 2.7m x 1m. A tenth single elongated pit lies outside the group to the south-west. These features may be extractive pits or could be the remains of a line of possiby early medieval/Saxon graves. (1)
<1> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-APR-2017 (Archive). SKE57111.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE57111 Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-APR-2017.
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 16 2025 12:17PM