Monument record TR 36 NW 236 - Enclosure cropmark, Margate
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3463 6834 (112m by 139m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NW |
Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
RCHME AP shows rectilinear enclosure with internal division and 2 short linear features adjacent to the SE corner. Dotted linear feature at TR 3460 6840 and linear feature at TR 3468 6831(1)
A Rectilinear enclosure of possible Iron Age/Roman or medieval date was visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs: NMR 2602/0211 24-APR-1985 and EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2017 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023. The enclosure is defined by a single ditch with an entrance in the southern side. It meastures 35m x 44m. Within the enclosure are traces of several pits and a single ring ditch, possibly a hut circle c, 5m in diameter. Externally to the north are fragrments of a curving ditch extending north. To the east are cropmras of ditches, possibly part of a further incomplete rectilinear enclosure. This site was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024. (2)
<1> RCHME, NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6448.
<2> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, NMR 2602/0211 24-APR-1985 (Archive). SKE57106.
<3> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2017 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023 (Archive). SKE57111.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE6448 Miscellaneous Material: RCHME. NMP Kent Pilot Project Crop Mark Transcription.
- <2> SKE57106 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. NMR 2602/0211 24-APR-1985.
- <3> SKE57111 Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM MAY-2017 ACCESSED 08-NOV-2023.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Dec 10 2024 10:25AM