Monument record TR 36 SW 519 - The cropmark remains of fragmented linear features

The cropmark remains of fragmented ditches and a single pit were seen centred as a group at TR 3155 6024 to the west of the site of the vicus associated with the Roman fort at Richborough. These features are situated on the western edge of the former Richborough Island and may be associated with the Roman occupation.

The larger of the features comprises a linear ditch c.100m long, aligned NE-SW between TR 3147 6018 and 3155 6024. The other features comrise a pit and two fragments of ditch, possibly part of an enclosure.

All these features were mapped at 1:2500 scale from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Richborough Environs Project. (1)

Historic england archive material: AF00055 Richborough Environs Project A 1:2500 scale air photographic survey of Richborough Roman fort and its environs was carried out as part of a Multi-disciplinary research project initiated by English Heritage Centre for Archaeology. The aim of the project was to establish the extent, morphology and complexity of the settlement in the area under active ploughing between the Saxon Shore fort and the amphitheatre. The combined results of the aerial survey, the geophysical surveys and small scale excavations undertaken by the CfA will be used to improve the interpretation, management and presentation of the site.
MD000152 Richborough Environs, TR 35 NW & TR 36 SW

<1> English Heritage, 2002, Richborough Environs Project, Kent Report on the Aerial Photographic Transcription and Analysis (Unpublished document). SKE31073.