Monument record TR 26 NE 295 - Cropmark of a double ring ditch, Birchington

Summary

A double ring ditch is visible as a cropmark in a Google Earth image of 2013 and Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 2781 6902 (26m by 21m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

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Full Description

A double ring ditch is visible as a cropmark in a Google Earth image of 2013.
Inner ring - 16m across
Outer ring - 24m across (1)

Cropmarks of a double-ditched ring ditch (cut to the south by a trackway) likely to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow mapped from aerial photographs -Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015- as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024 (2).


Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

<1> Google.Com, 1960-2023, Earth.Google.Com orthophotography, Google Earth image of 2013 (Archive). SKE57111.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.
  • <1> Archive: Google.Com. 1960-2023. Earth.Google.Com orthophotography. Google Earth image of 2013.

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Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 4:11PM