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Monument record TR 36 SW 282 - Late Bronze Age/Iron Age ritual and mortuary site, Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate
Summary
In the Late Bronze Age a series of horseshoe shaped enclosures were constructed on the site. A large possible quarry was used for the burial of a large number of individuals over a period spanning the Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3485 6431 (39m by 43m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- CROUCHED INHUMATION (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- QUARRY? (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- FUNERARY ENCLOSURE? (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CREMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Full Description
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE13692.
<2> Jacqueline I. McKinley, Jörn Schuster and Andrew Millard, 2013, Dead-sea connections: A Bronze Age and Iron Age ritual site on the Isle of Thanet (Bibliographic reference). SKE24068.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2014, Cliffs End Farm, Isle of Thanet, Kent: a mortuary and ritual site of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon period (Bibliographic reference). SKE30562.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE13692 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report.
- <2> SKE24068 Bibliographic reference: Jacqueline I. McKinley, Jörn Schuster and Andrew Millard. 2013. Dead-sea connections: A Bronze Age and Iron Age ritual site on the Isle of Thanet.
- <3> SKE30562 Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2014. Cliffs End Farm, Isle of Thanet, Kent: a mortuary and ritual site of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon period.
Finds (13)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age - 1000 BC to 101 BC)
- SHERD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- CREMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- WEIGHT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CEREMONIAL OBJECT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 980 BC to 800 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1010 BC to 830 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- POT (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1150 BC to 801 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 970 BC to 820 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Iron Age - 400 BC to 230 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event Boundary: Archaeological evaluation at Cliffs End Farm, Thanet, 2004 (EKE13915)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate (Ref: 56950.04) (EKE23067)
- Event Boundary: Excavation at Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate, 2004-5 (Ref: 56950.04) (EKE9955)
Record last edited
Apr 30 2024 6:18PM