Monument record TR 36 NW 179 - Sub circular cropmark, Minster, Thanet
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3211 6558 (28m by 30m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A sub circular cropmark feature has been identified in fields to the north east of Minster, just to the south of the Manston airport runway. This site has been recorded from aerial photographs taken for the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England as part of a project to calssify cropmarks across Kent. This feature may contain pit features, or be the site of a ploughed out barrow.
Site identified during transcription of features recorded on air photographs. A cropmark plot, possible barrow site or pit features. (1)
An extractive pit of Medieval/post-Medieval date was visible as a soilmark in NMR 26608/02 06-APR-2010. The large, irregular feature is later visible as a sub-surface deposit on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-3)
<1> David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent (OS Card Reference). SKE39678.
<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 26608/02 06-APR-2010 (Archive). SKE57106.
<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE39678 OS Card Reference: David McLeod/1986-7/RCHME Air Photo Unit Survey of Kent.
- <2> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 26608/02 06-APR-2010.
- <3> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.
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
Dec 17 2024 4:07PM