Monument record TQ 87 NE 1103 - Cropmark of a possible ring ditch, to the north of Grain

A possible ring ditch visible as a cropmark in aerial photos of 1990 to the north of Grain. It is 24m across and consists of a singular circular ditch, however the western side of this is not visible.

There is another ring ditch to the north east.

Might be a natural geological feature.

An incomplete ring ditch, possibly a Bronze Age round barrow with a diameter of 25.5m seen at TQ 8873 7664 at the western edge of the playing fields of Grain Primary School. The south-western half of the enclosure is truncated by Green Lane. There is a hint of a possible outer ditch visible on the eastern side of the main ring ditch. This site was seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1985 and was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(2)

<1> Kent County Council, 1987-, Kent County Council: holding record (Miscellaneous Material). SKE59004.

<2> KCC, 1985, Vertical aerial photograph reference number KCC/177/6285/Line 5 176 11-JUN-1985 (Photograph). SKE59105.