A Bronze Age ring ditch was uncovered during excavations associated with the construction of the East Kent Access route in Thanet, to the east of Wayborough Hill. Only the eastern half of the ring ditch was exposed with the remainder outside the area under investigation. It has an estimated overall diameter of c.18m. the ditch was relatively narrow and deep 2.9m in width and 1.6m deep. The fills suggest gradual infilling and suggest the presence of an internal bank or mound. Pottery from the fills ranges in date from the middle Bronze Age to the mid/late Iron age. There were two burials in the area inside the ring ditch, both were crouched inhumations of children. Both were unaccompanied and on produced a date of 1880-1640 cal BC. (information summarised from source) (1)

The eastern part of a ring ditch forming part of a round barrow of Bronze Age date was visible as a cropmark in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (2)

<1> Oxford Wessex Archaeology Joint Venture, 2011, East Kent Access (Phase II), Thanet, Kent: Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1 (Unpublished document). SKE29279.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.