Monument record TR 36 SW 66 - Stack stands north of Boxlees Hill

Summary

Two stack stands of medieval/post-medieval date were visible as earthworks on RAF/106G/UK/1131 RS 4023 17-JAN-1946.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 31173 63642 (130m by 27m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TR36SW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The earthwork of a small mound is located to in fields to the south of Minster. There is little information on this monument and it is not known what it represents. The mound was also recorded as a cropmark from aerial photographs taken by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England as part of a project to classify cropmarks across Kent. A number of similar features have been identifed in this area (see TR 36 SW 63, TR 36 SW 64, TR 36 SW 65).

RCHME AP shows small, sub-circular cropmark at TR 3123 6365. (1)

Two stack stands of medieval/post-medieval date are visible as earthworks on RAF/106G/UK/1131 RS 4023 17-JAN-1946. The features were recorded as levelled earthworks on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. One of these small mounds may be the previously recorded cropmark described by authority (1). Although interpreted as stack stands, they may have been constructed as livestock refuges. They were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2-3)


<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, RCHME Kent Pilot Mapping Programme Plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1131 RS 4023 17-JAN-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. RCHME Kent Pilot Mapping Programme Plot..
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/106G/UK/1131 RS 4023 17-JAN-1946.
  • <3> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202.

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

Oct 3 2024 4:58PM