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Monument record TR 36 SW 406 - Late bronze age enclosure - the 'Central enclosure', Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate
Summary
During excavation in advance of new housing a series of late Bronze Age enclosures were found. The central enclosure was probably constructed after the northern enclosure. The outer ditch was c. 38m in diameter and enclosed a smaller inner enclosure. A number of internal pits contained pottery, animal bone and burnt flint. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3480 6429 (39m by 34m) (61 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR36SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | THANET, KENT |
| Civil Parish | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (7)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- PIT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- DITCH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC) + Sci.Date
- Hoard (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- POST HOLE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- STAKE HOLE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- CREMATION (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
Full Description
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report (Unpublished document). SKE13692.
<2> Jacqueline I. McKinley, Jörn Schuster and Andrew Millard, 2013, Dead-sea connections: A Bronze Age and Iron Age ritual site on the Isle of Thanet (Bibliographic reference). SKE24068.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2014, Cliffs End Farm, Isle of Thanet, Kent: a mortuary and ritual site of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon period (Bibliographic reference). SKE30562.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SKE13692 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate, Kent: Archaeological Assessment Report. [Mapped feature: #124094 enclosure, ]
- <2> SKE24068 Bibliographic reference: Jacqueline I. McKinley, Jörn Schuster and Andrew Millard. 2013. Dead-sea connections: A Bronze Age and Iron Age ritual site on the Isle of Thanet.
- <3> SKE30562 Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2014. Cliffs End Farm, Isle of Thanet, Kent: a mortuary and ritual site of the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon period.
Finds (7)
- POTTERY ASSEMBLAGE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- INGOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- ARMLET (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Undated)
- BURNT FLINT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 800 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event Boundary: Archaeological evaluation at Cliffs End Farm, Thanet, 2004 (EKE13915)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate (Ref: 56950.04) (EKE23067)
- Event Boundary: Excavation at Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate, 2004-5 (Ref: 56950.04) (EKE9955)
Record last edited
Apr 30 2024 11:51AM