Monument record TQ 67 SE 1301 - An incomplete sub-circular ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark

Summary

An incomplete sub-circular ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark. The ring ditch measures 10.4m in diameter with a break in the ditch on the northern side. This 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 Centred TQ 6907 7288 (16m by 17m)
Map sheet TQ67SE
Civil Parish GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An incomplete sub-circular ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark at TQ 6908 7289. The ring ditch measures 10.4m in diameter with a break in the ditch on the northern side. This 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. (1)


<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.

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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 28 2025 1:24PM