Monument record TR 36 NE 75 - Cropmarks of ring ditches, near Nash Court, Margate

Summary

Cropmarks of ring ditches, suspected Bronze Age barrows. Identified from aerial photographs:NMR 2134/1105 26-APR-1983

Location

Grid reference TR 3513 6882 (point)
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Two ring ditches, one incomplete, at TR 35136884 and TR 35176881. (1) TR 352688 and TR 352685 (sited to nearest 50m). Cropmarks of Bronze Age barrows. Site nos. 91 and 92. (2) A soilmark shows a ring ditch, (a barrow with ploughed of ditch?). Nocropmark has been observed. (3)

Cropmarks of three ring ditches of probable Bronze Age barrows. Identified from aerial photographs:NMR 2134/1105 26-APR-1983 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. These barrows are arranged in a NW-SE line set between 13m and 14m apart. The central and SE barrows are complete with diameters of 21.5m and the NW ring ditch is less clear with two incomplete arcs of ditch visible and a diameter of 19m. The central ring ditch has at least 9 of Anglo-Saxon graves inserted into the barrow. The barrows and the grave group are recorded separtately.(4)


<1> AP (NMR TR 3568/2; 09-07-76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33779.

<2> Thanet The Arch Heritage c1982 5 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49896.

<3> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 92 (OS Card Reference). SKE44685.

<4> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 2134/1105 26-APR-1983 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3568/2; 09-07-76).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c1982 5 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 92.
  • <4> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 2134/1105 26-APR-1983.

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Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Dec 11 2024 3:11PM