Monument record TR 36 NW 530 - Possible ring ditch or circular enclosure, Thorne Farm, Ramsgate

Summary

The remains of a possible ring ditch of circular enclosure of a likely prehistoric or Roman date was detected across fields at Thorne Farm near Ramsgate during a geophysical survey of the site carried out in 2013 ahead of the development of the site for a solar farm. This was one of two such features (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3305 6543 (24m by 27m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

In 2013 Wardell Armstrong Archaeology carried out a magnetometry survey. The southern portion of a possible ring ditch was detected as positive magnetic anomaly on the northern edge of the survey area to the east, which is likely to represent another soil-filled ring ditch or small enclosure. This feature measured c.21m in diameter with no obvious entrance on the south side. The north side of this feature lay outside of the survey area, and was also not clearly defined due to magnetic disturbance relating to the modern service pipe. (1)

A ring ditch forming part of a round barrow of Bronze Age date was visible as a cropmark in RAF/HLA/564 V 6043 01-JUN-1942. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2)


<1> Wardell Armstrong Archaeology, 2013, Thorne Farm, Ramsgate, Kent: Geophysical Survey Report (Unpublished document). SKE25209.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6043 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wardell Armstrong Archaeology. 2013. Thorne Farm, Ramsgate, Kent: Geophysical Survey Report.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6043 01-JUN-1942.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey of land at Thorne Farm, Ramsgate (EKE13218)

Record last edited

Dec 6 2024 4:19PM