Monument record TQ 77 SW 24 - Polygonal enclosed settlement - cropmark

Summary

Cropmarks of a multiphase settlement comprising rectilinear conjoined enclosures with a central trackway, numerous internal pits and associated ditches. The settlement could have later prehistoric origins, but has traces of a large building defined by a double row of post pits 18m in length set 10m apart which could be early medieval or later.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7088 7236 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77SW
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

<1> AP NMR TQ 7072/2-3 (02-05-75) (OS Card Reference). SKE34167.

<2> The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 14. (OS Card Reference). SKE50285.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: AP NMR TQ 7072/2-3 (02-05-75). [Mapped feature: #26280 cropmark, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 14..

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

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

Aug 19 2021 3:31PM