TR 36 NW 34 - Site of barrow, near Cliffs End, Minster parish

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Monument record TR 36 NW 34 - Site of barrow, near Cliffs End, Minster parish

Summary

The site of a barrow was located approximately 1km to the north of Cliffs End at the east end of the Manton Airport runway. A ring ditch was examined at this site in March 1944 after it had been largely destroyed. This ditch was found to be v-shaped and c.1m deep enclosing an area c.21m in diameter. Within this was found a probable early Bronze Age burial and a secondary burial presumably of a child. No grave goods were recovered from these features meaning that a precise dating is uncertain.

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Grid reference	TR 341 654 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TR36NW
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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TR 341654: The ring ditch of a barrow was examined in March 1944 afterit had been three-quarters destroyed. It comprised a v-shaped ditch, a little over 3 feet deep and averaging 5 feet 6 inches in width, enclosing a circular area about 70 feet in diameter. A primary burial, probably E.B.A., and a secondary, presumably of a child, were seen but no grave goods were found. The barrow lay on the higher eastern part of the Thanet backbone ridge at a height of about 150 feet OD. (1) The site of this barrow, lies under a runway of Manston Aerodrome. (2) See authorities 1 and 2. (3)

<1> Excavations on Defence Sites 1939 45 1 1960 248 (WF Grimes) (OS Card Reference). SKE41696.

<2> F1 CFW 27.09.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42776.

<3> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit SMA 1988 37 (OS Card Reference). SKE44730.

<4> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 34 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6237.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1>XY SKE41696 OS Card Reference: Excavations on Defence Sites 1939 45 1 1960 248 (WF Grimes). [Mapped feature: #63325 barrow, ]
<2> SKE42776 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 27.09.63.
<3> SKE44730 OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit SMA 1988 37.
<4> SKE6237 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 34 - September, 1963.