Monument record TQ 87 NW 97 - Ring ditch to the north east of Stoke

The cropmark of an incomplete ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen at TQ 8252 7556 to the north-east of Stoke. The ring ditch is slightly asymmetrical with a diameter of between 22.5m and 24m. The is a slight break in the south-eastern section of the ditch, but it is not clear if this is an entrance. A second ring ditch of a similar size lies immediately to the north-west of this (NMR 1544961). These ring ditches were both mapped from aerial photographs taken by English Heritage in June 2011as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1)

The two ring ditches are visible as cropmarks on the 1990 aerial photos. There is a suggestion of two parallel linears connecting the two ring ditches, though this could just be variations in the underlying geology.

<1> 2011, NMR 26976 016 01-JUN-2011 (Photograph). SKE58935.