Monument record TR 26 NE 291 - 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 of 1990 and Google Earth 2007 to the south east of Great Brooksend farm, Brooksend.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2920 6810 (16m by 16m)
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 and Google Earth 2007 to the south east of Great Brooksend farm, Brooksend. It is 15.5m across and consists of a circular ditch.

The cropmark remains of a probable Bronze Age round barrrow visible as a ring ditch 15.5m 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, Next 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. Next 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

Nov 1 2024 11:34AM