Monument record TR 37 SW 61 - Prehistoric ditches, Westbrook, Margate
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3378 7008 (17m by 24m) |
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Map sheet | TR37SW |
Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
In 2002 the Trust for Thanet Archaeology carried out an evaluation. Two curving ditches, tentatively dated as prehistoric, were found. They were possibly a narrow trackway or field ditches. Only fragments of struck flint and a small scrap of prehistoric pottery were found in one of the ditches. (1)
In 2004 the Trust for Thanet Archaeology carried out a watching brief at the site. Five ditches or gullies a possible pit or ditch terminal and a small pit or post hole were found. Worked flints were found in the features but no other dating evidence. (2)
The cropmarks of two parallel ditches aligned NE-SW set 10m apart and measuring 21m in length were recorded at this location on aerial photographs -Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-AUG-2003 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. The site has now been covered by developement (3).
<1> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2002, Westbrook Centre, 150 Canterbury Road, Westbrook, Margate, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE17465.
<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 2004, Westbrook Centre, 150 Canterbury Road, Westbrook, Nr Margate, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE17628.
<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (2). (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE17465 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2002. Westbrook Centre, 150 Canterbury Road, Westbrook, Margate, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <2> SKE17628 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 2004. Westbrook Centre, 150 Canterbury Road, Westbrook, Nr Margate, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report.
- <3> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (2)..
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Westbrook Centre, 150 Canterbury Road, Westbrook, Margate (EKE11848)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Westbrook Centre, 150 Canterbury Road, Westbrook, Margate (EKE12018)
Record last edited
Nov 5 2024 12:23PM