Monument record TR 35 NW 927 - The earthwork remains of a possible moated enclosure

The earthwork remains of a possible Medieval or post Medieval moated enclosure seen centred at TR 3168 5996 and mapped at 1:2500 scale from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Richborough Environs Project. The enclosure is rectangular with a broad ditch measuring 49m x 53m enclosing a relatively small rectangular platform or island measuring 10m x 21m. Leading south-west from the moat a single drain or feeder ditch could be traced for 90m to where it terminates at a modern drainage ditch. This site is located c.145m to the north-west of a possible moat described in NMR TR35NW 191. (1-2)


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Heritage, 2002, Richborough Environs Project, Kent Report on the Aerial Photographic Transcription and Analysis (Unpublished document).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