Monument record TR 36 NW 66 - Enclosure cropmarks and associated trackway, near Somali Farm, Margate

Summary

Cropmark of enclosures abutting a trackway running north to south. /These features are located just 100 metres to the east of the Quex Park settlement complex, a scheduled area.

Location

Grid reference TR 316 687 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36NW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

TR 317687 & TR 317688. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Cropmarks of two enclosures. Site nos. 73 and 74. (1) TR 317687. Trackway with small rectilinear enclosures abutting it on both sides. Track runs north to south. Site limits are TR 31596892 to TR 31706863. (2,3) Macula/pit feature c.100m to E of main complex. (4)

This site is probably part of a larger, possibly medieval settlement extending to the south-west which has been recorded in three separate records :TR 36 NW 107, TR 36 NW 66 and TR 36 NW 199. These remains are visible on aerial photographs :CUCAP BTG54 26-JUN-1975, NMR 3115/115 02-JUL-1986, NMR 4226/26 16-AUG-1988, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 29-FEB-2024 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. Parts of the site are also visible as slight earthworks of ditches and hollows on Lidar :LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 07-DEC-2017. (5-10)


<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 8 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49862.

<2> AP (NMR TR 3168/2-3, 11; 9 7 76) (OS Card Reference). SKE33714.

<3> AP (CUC ANX 16; 16 5 66) (OS Card Reference). SKE33372.

<4> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, KCC AP, 1961. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<5> Historic England Archive, 1949-1976, Historic England Archive CUCAP oblique aerial photographs, CUCAP BTG54 26-JUN-1975 (Archive). SKE57107.

<6> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 3115/115 02-JUL-1986 (Archive). SKE57106.

<7> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 4226/26 16-AUG-1988 (Archive). SKE57106.

<8> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

<9> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 29-FEB-2024 (Archive). SKE57111.

<10> Environment Agency, 2017, 2019, LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM, LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 07-DEC-2017 (Archive). SKE57108.

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 8 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: AP (NMR TR 3168/2-3, 11; 9 7 76).
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: AP (CUC ANX 16; 16 5 66). [Mapped feature: #63665 cropmark, ]
  • <4> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. KCC AP, 1961..
  • <5> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1949-1976. Historic England Archive CUCAP oblique aerial photographs. CUCAP BTG54 26-JUN-1975.
  • <6> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 3115/115 02-JUL-1986.
  • <7> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 4226/26 16-AUG-1988.
  • <8> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
  • <9> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 29-FEB-2024.
  • <10> Archive: Environment Agency. 2017, 2019. LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM. LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 07-DEC-2017.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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

Nov 12 2024 11:53AM