Monument record TR 26 NE 290 - Cropmark of a ring ditch, to the south east of Great Brooksend Farm, Brooksend

Summary

A ring ditch visible as a cropmark in aerial photos to the south east of Great Brooksend farm, Brooksend.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2918 6812 (15m by 15m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

A ring ditch visible as a cropmark in aerial photos of 1990 to the south east of Great Brooksend farm, Brooksend. It is 13m across and consists of a circular ditch. (1)

The cropmark remains of a probable Bronze Age round barrrow visible as a ring ditch 14m in diameter is visible on aerial photographs - Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 and HEA 29844/26 20-APR-2016. The NE side of the ring ditch is truncated by a modern trackway. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024 (2-3).


<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018 (Archive). SKE57110.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1920-2024, Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs, HEA 29844/26 20-APR-2016 (Archive). SKE57106.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <2> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Perspectives APGB Imagery 05-MAY-2018.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1920-2024. Historic England Archive Specialist oblique aerial photographs. HEA 29844/26 20-APR-2016.

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Record last edited

Jan 13 2025 1:22PM