Monument record TR 36 NE 75 - Cropmarks of ring ditches, near Nash Court, Margate
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 3513 6882 (point) |
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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> SKE33779 OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3568/2; 09-07-76).
- <2> SKE49896 OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c1982 5 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
- <3> SKE44685 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 92.
- <4> SKE57106 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