Monument record TR 36 NW 106 - Enclosure, macula and pit cropmarks, Birchington

Summary

Cropmark of a rectangular settlement enclosure, possibly medieval in date, visible on aerial photographs: NMR 3115/120 02-JUL-1986 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 312 687 (139m by 96m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Site identified during transcription of features recorded on air photographs. (1) 1940's AP shows macula and possible pit feature to the NE of original features. (2)

Cropmark of a rectangular settlement enclosure, possibly medieval in date, visible on aerial photographs: NMR 3115/120 02-JUL-1986 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. The enclosure is ditch-defined, 50m x 36m with internal pits and a possible internal enclosure. Externally there are futher ditches to the south, a narrow annexe on the eastern side and a possible short hollow way/track extending 48m south to the current road from the annexe. A short distance to the east a N-S ditch/boundary in the same alignment may also be associated with the settlement enclosure. These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (3-4).


<1> David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE39678.

<2> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, RAF AP, 1940's. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 3115/120 02-JUL-1986 (Archive). SKE57106.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
  • <2> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. RAF AP, 1940's..
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 3115/120 02-JUL-1986.
  • <4> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Nov 11 2024 4:22PM