Monument record TR 36 NW 110 - Settlement enclosures and pits, near Minster Road, Margate

Summary

Settlement enclosures and pits visible as cropmarks in fields near Minster road. Identified from aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3247 6895 (178m by 222m) (60 map features)
Map sheet TR36NW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

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

Cropmarks of a possible Roman or medieval settlement visble as rectilinear enclosures and pits which have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project, 2024. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015, HEA 29750/51 29-JUN-2015, NMR 4176/8 01-AUG-1988 and EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 29-FEB-2024. The core of the complex is marked by the cropmarks of numerous extractive pits which probably post-date the settlment (2-5).


Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography (Archive). SKE57111.

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

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 29750/51 29-JUN-2015 (Archive). SKE57106.

<4> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 4176/8 01-AUG-1988 (Archive). SKE57106.

<5> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 29-FEB-2024 (Archive). SKE57111.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • --- Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 29750/51 29-JUN-2015.
  • <4> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 4176/8 01-AUG-1988.
  • <5> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAR-2022. ACCESSED 29-FEB-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

Mar 5 2025 3:30PM