Monument record TR 36 NW 433 - Probable Anglo-Saxon cemetery

Summary

A ring ditch and possible graves are visible in aerial photographs :Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 and 07-APR-2021 and EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2007 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 34764 68166 (48m by 48m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

An aerial photograph has suggested there may be an Anglo-Saxon cemetery close to Flete Road. They are clearest on Google Earth images of April 2007. The ring ditch is c.10m across and the possible graves are located to the south.(1)

Cropmarks of a ring ditch c.11m in diameter and at least 15 graves are visible in aerial photographs :Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 and 07-APR-2021 and EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2007 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023. A large cropmark macula- probably a post medieval extractive pit to the south of the ring ditch and west of the graves. These features have been mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024.(2-4)


<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

<4> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2007 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023 (Archive). SKE57111.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
  • <3> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
  • <4> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2007 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Dec 11 2024 12:06PM