Monument record TR 36 NW 83 - Cropmarks of enclosures, barrows & field systems, near Woodchurch
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 335 673 (96m by 165m) FCE |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MANSTON, THANET, KENT |
Map
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Full Description
TR 335673. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Cropmarks of enclosures, barrows and TR 355678 (sic) field systems. Site nos. 121 & 122. (1)
Cropmarks of rectilinear enclosures - possibly medieval in date, part of a line of similar enclosures thought to be aligned along a lost track or roadway extending to the north of this site.The site appears as a cluster of rectilinear ditched enclosures, the largest of which measures c.60m x 78m and has traces of sub-divisions and two large internal dark maculae representing areas of infilled depressions of later quarrying. This site was mapped from aerial photographs NMR 2134/1094 26-APR-1983 as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024.
Two barrows on the sout-western edge of this group of enclosures have been recorded in TR 36 NW 139 and MKE 124914(2)
<1> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 9 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49864.
<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 2134/1094 26-APR-1983 (Archive). SKE57106.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Nov 20 2024 3:34PM