Monument record TQ 67 SE 1297 - A single ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark

Summary

A single ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark. The ring ditch has a diameter of 10.5m and is one of a group of nine ring ditches ranging in size from 10m to 20m in diameter. This barrow cemetery was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Amongst the barrows the faint traces of a large rectilinear enclosure was also recorded. All the ring ditches and the rectilinear enclosure have been recorded in individual NMR Monument records.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6899 7293 (point)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Unknown, 1980, NMR TQ 6972/12/193 22-JUL-1980 (Photograph). SKE58437.

<2> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58415.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: Unknown. 1980. NMR TQ 6972/12/193 22-JUL-1980. NMR TQ 6972/12/193 22-JUL-1980.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England. Archive material.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2025 2:30PM