Monument record TR 36 NW 109 - Ring ditch cropmarks, Quex park
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 315 681 (67m by 65m) |
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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) RCHME AP shows 3 ring ditches at TR 3148 6810, TR 3151 6811 and TR 3157 6807. The latter 2 are partly missing, TSMR 0557, the ring ditches are described as complete in this record. Thanet cropmark plot shows extra ring ditches at TR 3151 6818 and TR 3156 6816. All are single-ditched. (2)
Three single ditched ring ditch cropmarks probably the remains of Bronze Age round barrows. Only one of the three is complete, possibly an indication of plough damage. Identified from aerial photographs : NMR 3115/123 02-JUL-1986, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 and BING 2024. ACCESSED 01-AUG-2024. They measure 20.5m 24.4m and 20m in diameter. These sites were mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (3-5)
<1> David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE39678.
<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, Thanet SMR, cropmark plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6443.
<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 3115/123 02-JUL-1986 (Archive). SKE57106.
<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.
<5> Microsoft.Com, 2024, Bing.Microsoft.Com orthophotography, BING 2024. ACCESSED 01-AUG-2024 (Archive). SKE57112.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE39678 OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
- <2> SKE6443 Miscellaneous Material: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. Thanet SMR, cropmark plot..
- <3> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 3115/123 02-JUL-1986.
- <4> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
- <5> SKE57112 Archive: Microsoft.Com. 2024. Bing.Microsoft.Com orthophotography. BING 2024. ACCESSED 01-AUG-2024.
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 5:57PM