Monument record TR 36 NW 62 - Bronze Age barrow cropmarks near Shottendane Farm, Margate

Summary

Cropmarks of Bronze Age barrows located near Shottendane Farm, Margate. Identified from aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference TR 344 697 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR36NW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

TR 346697. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Cropmarks of Bronze Age barrows. Site no. 43. (1)

A 1:2500 scale air photographic survey was carried out in this area by the Aerial Survey section of RCHME in October to December 1996. The ring ditch described by the previous authority was identified at TR 3472 6984 on vertical air photographs taken by the RAF on 11/04/51 (58/618 5138-9). It is approximately 16m in diameter. (2)

Historic England Archive material: 1082789 Margate, Kent/ink AP transcription
1082806 Margate, Kent/repo AF1065836 RCHME: Margate Projt Photographic transcription of the site was undertaken between October and December 1996 by RCHME Aerial Survey staff, Swindon, as part of the Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic project.Contents : Report, AP transcription, 2 computer plots, 3 record forms, miscellaneous research materialCondition : INTACT
RCH01/113 Industry and Enclosure in the Neolithic Period In August 1994 staff from the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England began a 3 year national project recording sites and monuments connected to industry and enclosure of the Neolithic period. 51 sites, where flint mining occurred and 113 enclosures were recorded for the project, resulting in two separate publications.


<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 5 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49859.

<2> Historic England, Archive material associated with RCHME Margate Project (Archive). SKE55504.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 5 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit). [Mapped feature: #63625 cropmark, ]
  • <2> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with RCHME Margate Project.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Margate Project (EKE22394)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2024 4:07PM