Monument record TQ 77 SW 40 - Rectanuglar enclosure feature, near The Grange, Cliffe
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7353 7442 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ77SW |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Poss 3 sides of rectilinear enclosure. (1)
Crop mark of possible enclosure fragment (angled) sited to TQ 7351 7439 from good quality air photographs. Unknown date (site no. KE 172.1.2) (2)
A possible incomplete rectilinear ditch-defined enclosure of uncertain date seen as cropmarks at TQ 7352 7437 in the field to the south of tThe Grange, west of the Town Road. These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The site appears as two sides (western and southern) joined by a right angled corner. These sides measured 50m and 56m in length. An additonal 58m long ditch running roughly parallel to the western side, possibly forming the eastern side of the enclosure, could be seen c.87m to the east. There is the faint trace of a possible inner ditch on the southern side. (3-6)
<1> NMR TQ 7374/2 (15-06-73) (OS Card Reference). SKE47584.
<2> The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 42. (OS Card Reference). SKE50294.
<3> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11072.
<4> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11070.
<5> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11070.
<6> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11072.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SKE47584 OS Card Reference: NMR TQ 7374/2 (15-06-73). [Mapped feature: #26453 cropmark, ]
- <2> SKE50294 OS Card Reference: The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 42..
- <3> SWX11072 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ7374/4. print.
- <4> SWX11070 Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ7374/2. print.
- <5> SWX11070 Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ7374/2. print.
- <6> SWX11072 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ7374/4. print.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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 6:45PM