Monument record TQ 67 SE 66 - Cropmark of a ring ditch
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6837 7191 (point) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Single circuit ring ditch without internal features (Bronze Age) - intrepreted as a round barrow from good quality air photograph. Sited to TQ 6837 7192 (site no. KE 131.1.1) (1-2)
The cropmark of a single ring ditch, probably the remains a Bronze Age round barrow seen at TQ 6887 7192. The ring ditch is complete and has a diameter of 16.8m. It lies on the southern edge of a large multi-period complex of later prehistoric and Roman features (NMR Monuments: 765306, 765312 and 413704) visible as cropmarks indicating a long period of settlement and agricultural activitiy in the area. These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.
<1> AP RAF 541/536 F3157-8 (30-05-50) (OS Card Reference). SKE34188.
<2> The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 21. (OS Card Reference). SKE50288.
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Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
- Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)
Record last edited
Jun 22 2021 5:29PM