Monument record TQ 87 NE 1106 - Cropmarks of ring ditch, to the west of Grain

Summary

An incomplete ring ditch, possibly a Bronze Age round barrow with a diameter of 16m seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1990 prior to destruction of the site through gravel extraction. This lies 140m south-east of a group of three further ring ditches of varying size. These are recorded separately in NMR Amie Monument records: 1551951, 1552031 and 1552039. All were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8820 7663 (point)
Map sheet TQ87NE
County KENT
Civil Parish ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Full Description

A ring ditch visible of as a cropmark in aerial photos from 1990 to the west of Grain. It is 17m wide and consists of a singular circular ditch. In 1990 a pipe line was built partial truncating the north east. (1)

An incomplete ring ditch, possibly a Bronze Age round barrow with a diameter of 16m seen at TQ 8821 7663 as a cropmark on aerial photographs taken in 1990 prior to destruction of the site through gravel extraction. This lies 140m south-east of a group of three further ring ditches of varying size. These are recorded separately in NMR Amie Monument records: 1551951, 1552031 and 1552039. All were 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, 1990, Vertical aerial photograph KCC/2690/Line 4 267 14-JUL-1990 (Photograph). SKE59106.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Kent County Council. 1987-. Kent County Council: holding record.
  • <2> Photograph: KCC. 1990. Vertical aerial photograph KCC/2690/Line 4 267 14-JUL-1990. KCC/2690/Line 4 267 14-JUL-1990.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Aug 21 2026 5:07PM