Monument record TR 36 NW 491 - Cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure, south of Birchington

Summary

Cropmark of a possible medieval rectilinear settlement enclosure, within Quex Park, visible on the 2007 and 2009 Google Earth images, NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 .

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3054 6817 (55m by 53m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Cropmark of a rectilinear enclosure, south of Birchington, visible on the 2007 and 2009 Google Earth images.

Covers an area c.50m NE-SW x c.40m NW-SE, with the east side being stepped to create an entrance. Possible linear features around the entrance on the 2007 Google Earth image (1).

Cropmark of a possible medieval rectilinear settlement enclosure (described by the previous authority), within Quex Park, visible on the 2007 and 2009 Google Earth images, NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 . A similar enclosure (TR 36 NW 493) on the same alignment lies 50m to the south, and a third 20m north, suggesting a linear settlement. The visible remains measure c.45.5m NE -SW and 40m across the wider stepped-out northern part and 29m across the narrower southern half. It is sub-divided NW-SE across the wider section and there are hints of ditch and two large dark internal pits or maculae, possibly indicative of internal buildings .This site was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (2-3)


<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986 (Archive). SKE57106.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 3115/160 02-JUL-1986.
  • <3> 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 11:36AM