TR 353657 (sited to nearest 50m) Medieval enclosures excavated in 1980. Site no 156. (1)

TR 353657. A medieval village?, industrial site? was excavated at Manston in 1980 by the Thanet Archaeological Unit. Publication is in preparation. (2)

TR 353657. This site was investigated by trenching in 1980 and revealed two rectangular enclosures with causeway entrances. The smaller of the two (TR 351656) had no internal features within its enclosing ditch but the larger enclosure framed a complex system of pits and what appeared to be sunken floor dwellings. Pottery from thesite ranged from the 12th-14th century A.D. (3)

Late medieval settlement within ditched enclosure sampled in 1982. This may be an industrial complex of sorts, or the remains of the manor of "Upper Court". Massive foundations of rammed chalk, flints, and worked stone were observed here again in 1988. (4) Cropmarks of an incomplete rectilinear medieval enclosure located at TR 3532 6566 visible on aerial photographs and confirmed through excavation. The remains appear as three perpendicular ditches forming three sides of a rectangular enclosure measuring 40m across and at least 38m north-south. The northern side cannot be discerned.(4-5)

Elements of the settlement enclosure's boundary ditches and interior features were visible as cropmarks in EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-2022 (accessed 05-02-2024). These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (6)

<1> Thanet The Arch Heritage c.1982 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49886.

<2> RCHME Excav Index Thanet Kent 8 PRN no 15323 (OS Card Reference). SKE48990.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 156 (Collection). SKE11846.

<4> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.

<5> Alison Deegan, 2013, Air photo and lidar mapping and interpretation for land at Ozengell Grange, Ramsgate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE31449.

<6> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-2022 (Archive). SKE57111.