Monument record TR 36 NW 18 - Chalk cut chamber, Acol Farm

Summary

A circular chamber was discovered during ploughing on Acol Farm in the 1930's. The feature was cut out of the solid chalk to a depth of c.4.5m, and included a domed roof part which had collapsed. Nothing was found within the chamber and given a lack of sub-chambers, it was not thought to be a dene-hole at the time. However, on the basis of the available evidence this now seems the most likely identification. The feature was subsequently filled in and now nothing visible remains at the site.

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Grid reference TR 3038 6683 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ACOL, THANET, KENT

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In the early 1930's a tractor ploughing on Acol Farm uncovered a circular chamber some 10' in diameter and 10-15' in depth cut out of the solid chalk; it had a domed roof part of which, including the entrance, had collapsed. There were no galleries or sub-chambers so it was probably not a dene-hole, and apart from a little soil and chalk on the floor it was empty. After inspection it was filled in and there is nothing to mark its site but its approximate position at TR 3038 6684 was pointed out by the farmer Mr. C. Willett(a). (1) Additional bibliography. (2)


<1> oral: C Willett Esq. Acol. (OS Card Reference). SKE48020.

<2> F1 CFW 09-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42503.

<3> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit sites and mons Archive 1988 279 (OS Card Reference). SKE44537.

<4> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 18 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6223.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: oral: C Willett Esq. Acol..
  • <2>XY OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 09-OCT-63. [Mapped feature: #63159 chamber, ]
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit sites and mons Archive 1988 279.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 18 - October, 1963.

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Record last edited

Apr 29 2024 11:14AM