Monument record TR 36 NW 367 - Bronze Age ring ditch at Hartsdown, near Margate

Summary

A ring ditch, presumably that of a Bronze Age round barrow. Based on its diameter of 10m the barrow is thought to be in the smallest group of Kentish barrows. It is most likely either an early Bronze Age beaker monument or late in a series of late middle Bronze Age. The fill of a surrounding ditch contained sherds of a late middle Bronze Age (Deverel-Rimbury) bucket urn.

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Grid reference TR 3416 6937 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR36NW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

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Ring ditch, presumably that of a bronze age round barrow. Diameter of 10m puts it into the smallest group of Kentish barrows, indicating either an early bronze age (beaker) monument or late in series of late middle bronze age. A pit cut into a ditch fill at a later stage in the in-filling process held sherds of late middle bronze age (Deverel-Rimbury) bucket urn. (1)


<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1995, Hartsdown Community Woodland: Archaeological Evaluation, Hartsdown Community Woodland: arch. evaluation. Thanet Arch. Trust, 1995. (Unpublished document). SKE12056.

<2> Perkins DRJ, 1996, Evaluation Work Carried out in 1995, Hartsdown Community Woodland Scheme, Margate (Article in serial). SWX7357.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1995. Hartsdown Community Woodland: Archaeological Evaluation. Hartsdown Community Woodland: arch. evaluation. Thanet Arch. Trust, 1995..
  • <2> Article in serial: Perkins DRJ. 1996. Evaluation Work Carried out in 1995, Hartsdown Community Woodland Scheme, Margate. 116, pages 265-81.

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Jan 20 2011 1:16PM