Monument record TR 35 SW 125 - Cropmarks of a settlement and trackways, SW of Northbourne

Summary

A settlement of rectangular enclosures and trackways, visible as cropmarks in the 2007 Google Earth image.

Location

Grid reference TR 3245 5125 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR35SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish NORTHBOURNE, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (6)

Full Description

TR 32465125 to TR 32405130. Rectangular enclosures north of Stoneheap Farm, visible on aerial photographs. (1)


See especially 2007 Google Earth image. Small settlement abounding two trackways. One trackway runs roughly NE-SW, visible for 1.4km. It consists of two roughly parallel ditches on average 7m apart. The other trackway runs NW-SE for 125m, and forms a T-junction with the other trackway. It is around this junction that the settlement is located.

The settlement consists of a number of rectilinear enclosures, possibly representing a number of successive enclosures. There is a cluster of enclosures to the south and east of the trackway T-junction, and another cluster 200m NW of the junction. There are some further linear features to the NE of the junction (either side of the modern road), though whether these are larger enclosures, boundary ditches, or something else is not clear.


<1> AP's NMR 350 351 356 (OS Card Reference). SKE34332.

<2> KARU Record Card DV 496 496A (OS Card Reference). SKE45561.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: AP's NMR 350 351 356. [Mapped feature: #60712 cropmark, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: KARU Record Card DV 496 496A.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jun 9 2023 1:24PM