Monument record TR 36 NW 108 - Rectilinear settlement enclosure cropmark, north-east of Quex Park

Summary

Rectilinear settlement enclosure visible as a cropmark in Quex Park identified from aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3137 6860 (114m by 91m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Site identified during transcription of features recorded on air photographs. (1)

Rectilinear settlement enclosures of uncertain date visible as a cropmark in Quex Park identified from aerial photographs:NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986, NMR 6230/2 16-AUG-1988, NMR 2176/38 03-AUG-1984, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 and BING 2024. ACCESSED 01-AUG-2024. The site appears as a rectilinear ditched enclosure 42m x 42m with a large dark macula within, a small annexe attached to the NE corner and a small rectilinear enclosure and ditch located immediatley to the NE of the annexe enclosure. Two large pits cut into the eastern and western sides of the main enclosure. There are further fragments of enclosure and a possible trackway to the NE of these enclosures.

This site was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (2-6)


Microsoft.Com, 2024, Bing.Microsoft.Com orthophotography, BING 2024. ACCESSED 01-AUG-2024 (Archive). SKE57112.

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

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, NMR 6230/2 16-AUG-1988 (Archive). SKE57101.

<4> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, NMR 2176/38 03-AUG-1984 (Archive). SKE57101.

<5> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Archive: Microsoft.Com. 2024. Bing.Microsoft.Com orthophotography. BING 2024. ACCESSED 01-AUG-2024.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. NMR 6230/2 16-AUG-1988.
  • <4> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. NMR 2176/38 03-AUG-1984.
  • <5> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.

Finds (0)

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 11 2024 5:01PM