Monument record TR 36 NW 30 - Rectilinear settlement enclosure and possible barrow, Acol

Summary

The cropmarks of a rectilinear enclosure were identified in aerial photographs taken of an area to the east of Acol. The Thanet Sites and Monuments Archive report a number of Roman pottery sherds and fragments of tegulae in the area believed to be derived from this site. Modern roofing tile has also been found in at the site and local tradition reports an old building or barn known as 'Sparrow Castle' at this location. The rectilinear enclosure and pits have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024.

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Grid reference Centred TR 31507 67447 (111m by 110m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ACOL, THANET, KENT

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Eleanor Scott, 1993, A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain (Unspecified Type). SWX23549.

<1> Cambridge Univ. A.P. Catalogue Part 4, 1953, 165 (J.K. St. Joseph) (OS Card Reference). SKE38480.

<2> F1 AC 05-MAR-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41765.

<3> Thanet Arch. Heritage c.1982, 9 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49867.

<4> AP (NMR TR 3167/16, 1.08.85) (OS Card Reference). SKE33712.

<5> AP (NMR TR 3167/22, 13.06.86) (OS Card Reference). SKE33713.

<6> Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 113 (OS Card Reference). SKE44738.

<7> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 30 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6233.

<8> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, RCHME Kent pilot mapping programme plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<9> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<11> David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE39678.

<12> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

<13> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 29750/28 29-JUN-2015 (Archive). SKE57106.

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  • --- (No record type): Eleanor Scott. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: Cambridge Univ. A.P. Catalogue Part 4, 1953, 165 (J.K. St. Joseph).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 AC 05-MAR-64.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Thanet Arch. Heritage c.1982, 9 (Thanet Dist. Council & Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3167/16, 1.08.85).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3167/22, 13.06.86).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch. Unit Sites and Mons. Archive 1988, Record No 113.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 30 - March, 1964.
  • <8> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. RCHME Kent pilot mapping programme plot..
  • <9> Graphic material: Google Earth.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
  • <12> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.
  • <13> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 29750/28 29-JUN-2015.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Jan 21 2025 12:04PM