Monument record TR 36 NW 170 - Ring ditch cropmark, near Cheeseman's Farm, Acol

Summary

A ring ditch forming part of a round barrow of Bronze Age date was visible as a cropmark in HEA 29750/13 29-JUN-2015. The feature is also visible as a cropmark on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 321 668 (36m by 36m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ACOL, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

A ring ditch and two pit cropmarks were previously identified in fields near Cheeseman's Farm. These features were recorded from aerial photographs taken by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monument of England as part of a project to identify and classify cropmarks across Kent. The exact nature of these cropmarks is uncertain and no further information was available.

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

Also visible on Google Earth aerial photographs from 2007 and 2013. (2)

A ring ditch forming part of a round barrow of Bronze Age date was visible as a cropmark in HEA 29750/13 29-JUN-2015. The feature is also visible as a cropmark on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. The nearby pit cropmarks are now recorded separately. (3-4)


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

<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 29750/13 29-JUN-2015 (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> Graphic material: Google Earth.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 29750/13 29-JUN-2015.
  • <4> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Dec 11 2024 3:39PM