Monument record TR 35 SW 198 - Rectilinear enclosure West of Betteshanger

Summary

Rectilinear ditched enclosure which appears to abut the north side of a linear ditch possible field boundary.

Location

Grid reference TR 3045 5218 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR35SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish TILMANSTONE, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Aerial photographs indicate the presence of a rectilinear, ditched enclosure at TR 3044 5217. The enclosure, which is visible as a cropmark, is asymmetric, six-sided, 63m by 43m and has at least two deliberate gaps or entrances one of which faces east, the second lies in the north-east corner of the enclosure and a small round pit is visible lying within the entrance gap. This enclosure appears to abut the northern side of a linear ditch, possibly a field boundary. A second stretch of ditch, also possibly a field boundary lies 80m to the west of the enclosure at TR 3034 5217. This feature was
previously recorded in record TR 35 SW 78.
(1)

Historic England archive material: 1082761 Eastry, Kent/ink AP transcriptio1082764 Eastry, Kent/report AF1074519 RCHME: The Eastry Enclosures Project Photographic transcription of the site was undertaken between 13-18 March 1997 by the RCHME Aerial Survey section, Swindon, as part of the Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic Project.Contents : Report, 1 AP transcription, 5 computer plots, 2 record sheets, miscellaneous research materialCondition : INTACT


<1> National Monuments Record, 1997, Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic: Possible Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures (Unpublished document). SKE6569.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: National Monuments Record. 1997. Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic: Possible Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Air Photograph Interpretation at Eastry and Tilmanstone (EKE22365)

Record last edited

May 9 2025 1:57PM