Monument record TR 34 NW 99 - Cropmarks of a mult-ditched rectangular enclosure and a ring ditch and other enclosures, east of Martin

Summary

Cropmarks of a mult-ditched rectangular enclosure and a ring ditch and other enclosures, east of Martin, visible on the 2007 Google Earth image.

Location

Grid reference TR 3450 4719 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR34NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish LANGDON, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Probable ring ditch (concentric?) with linear features to north west: the linear features were not all plotted, being faint and a little suspicious. They extended 'under' the railway as far as TR 34084693. (1)

Cropmarks of a mult-ditched rectangular enclosure and a ring ditch and other linear features, east of Martin, visible on the 2007 Google Earth image. Outer rectangular enclosure measures 165m x 95m, with internal divisions. A rectangular enclosure immediately adjacent to the west measures 75m x 55m, with a pit feature, 4m in diameter in the north-west corner. A double ditched enclosure to the north measures 62m x 60m+, possibly extendin north under the road. A double ditched ring ditch immediately adjacent to the east of the main enclosure measures 27m (outer) and 8m (inner) in diameter with a central pit feature.
Possibly a Roman enclosure with surrounding field systems.

The Ordnance Survey drawings of 1797 show a series of rectilinear fields with trackways in the area. Some of the cropmarks probably correspond to these features.


<1> AP (NMR TR 3447/3; 3 6 76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33768.

<2> KARU Record Card DV 435 (OS Card Reference). SKE45536.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3447/3; 3 6 76). [Mapped feature: #53639 cropmark, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: KARU Record Card DV 435.

Finds (0)

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Mar 7 2023 3:42PM