Monument record TR 26 NE 140 - Cropmarks of barrows and enclosures, near Shuart Farm, St. Nicholas at Wade parish

Summary

The cropmarks of a number of barrows and ditched enclosures have been recorded in fields to the west of Shuart Farm. Identified from aerial photographs 1940's. Possibly Bronze Age in date?

Location

Grid reference TR 264 675 (point)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

TR 263678. Cropmarks of barrows and enclosures. Cropmarks indicate at least 5 large barrows linked to a complex system of ditches, perhaps superimposed rectangular enclosures. (1) Thanet cropmark plot shows 5 single-ditched ring ditches at TR 2626 6781 (2) and site photographs (3-5).

Also visible on the 2007 Google Earth image. A possible practice trench system runs across the site.

The cropmark remains of the five probable Bronze Age round barrows and an unassociated settlement and trackway described by the previous authorities have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet Landscape mapping project in 2024. Each element has been been recorded individually as child records to this main record (6-8)


<1> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 271 (OS Card Reference). SKE44630.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, Thanet SMR, cropmark plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6443.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9462.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9667.

<5> 1948, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9721.

<6> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

<7> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 04-2017 (Archive). SKE57111.

<8> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 29755/5 29-JUN-2015 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 271.
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. Thanet SMR, cropmark plot..
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4035. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 7022. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1948. Photograph. 4009. print.
  • <6> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.
  • <7> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 04-2017.
  • <8> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 29755/5 29-JUN-2015.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (8)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Oct 16 2024 6:26PM