Monument record TR 26 SE 15 - Cropmarks of a medieval moated site, Monkton Marshes, Minster

Summary

A large earthwork/cropmark feature has been located on Docker Hill in Monkton Marshes. The features appear to be the remains of a rectilinear moat surrounded by a curvilinear bank. These were identified in aerial photographs taken by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England as part of a project to identify and classify cropmarks across Kent.

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Grid reference TR 2822 6369 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR26SE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Rectilinear moat surrounded by curvilinear bank, sited on slight rise in Monkton Marshes known as Docker Hill. (1) Visible as cropmark on RCHME AP's. (2) additional bibliography and images (3-8)


<1> AP (RAF 106G/UK 1131 F4058; 17 1 46) (OS Card Reference). SKE34051.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, RCHME Kent Pilot Mapping Programme Plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<5> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<6> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.

<7> RCHME, 1998, Lincolnshire's Archaeology from the Air (Bibliographic reference). SWX15712.

<8> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<8> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<8> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: AP (RAF 106G/UK 1131 F4058; 17 1 46).
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. RCHME Kent Pilot Mapping Programme Plot..
  • <5> Graphic material: Google Earth.
  • <6> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: RCHME. 1998. Lincolnshire's Archaeology from the Air.
  • <8>XY Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping. [Mapped feature: #51123 moated site, ]
  • <8> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <8> Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Jan 27 2023 1:27PM