TQ 67 SE 108 - Ring ditch - poss. round barrow, cropmark

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Monument record TQ 67 SE 108 - Ring ditch - poss. round barrow, cropmark

Summary

A single sub-circular ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark . The ring ditch measures 13m in diameter and a three interruptions in the ditch.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 6904 7283 (point) FCE
Map sheet	TQ67SE
Civil Parish	GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT
County	KENT
District	GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

ROUND BARROW (ROUND BARROW, Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Full Description

Cropmark of single -circuit ring ditch with internal features sited to TQ 6904 7283 from good quality air photographs. Interpreted as Bronze Age round barrow. (1)

A single sub-circular ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow seen as a cropmark at TQ 6906 7285 . The ring ditch measures 13m in diameter and a three interruptions in the ditch. This is one of a group of nine ring ditches ranging in size from 10m to 20m in diameter. This barrow cemetery was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Amongst the barrows the faint traces of a large rectilinear enclosure was also recorded. All the ring ditches and the rectilinear enclosure have been recorded in individual NMR Monument records. (2-27)

Historic England archive material: MD003088 Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: TQ 67 SE Material still held by Aerial Survey.

<1> Classification of Cropmarks in Kent. RCHM APU (1989) list 20 (OS Card Reference). SKE39006.

<2> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10648.

<3> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10898.

<4> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10633.

<5> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10907.

<6> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10894.

<7> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10893.

<8> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10916.

<9> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10648.

<10> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10913.

<11> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10897.

<12> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10895.

<13> 1980, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10905.

<14> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10899.

<15> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10633.

<16> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10893.

<17> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10894.

<18> 1973, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10895.

<19> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10897.

<20> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10898.

<21> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10899.

<22> 1980, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10904.

<23> 1980, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10905.

<24> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10907.

<25> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10913.

<26> 1977, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10916.

<27> 1980, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10904.

Sources/Archives (27)

<1> SKE39006 OS Card Reference: Classification of Cropmarks in Kent. RCHM APU (1989) list 20.
<2> SWX10648 Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. BXP 41-43 tq690729/2. print.
<3> SWX10898 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/8. print.
<4> SWX10633 Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. BWU 50-51 tq690729/1. print.
<5> SWX10907 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6972/6. print.
<6> SWX10894 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/10. print.
<7> SWX10893 Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ6872/1. print.
<8> SWX10916 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6973/8. print.
<9> SWX10648 Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. BXP 41-43 tq690729/2. print.
<10> SWX10913 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6973/5. print.
<11> SWX10897 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/6. print.
<12> SWX10895 Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ6872/2. print.
<13> SWX10905 Photograph (Print): 1980. Photograph. TQ6972/13. print.
<14> SWX10899 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/9. print.
<15> SWX10633 Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. BWU 50-51 tq690729/1. print.
<16> SWX10893 Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ6872/1. print.
<17> SWX10894 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/10. print.
<18> SWX10895 Photograph (Print): 1973. Photograph. TQ6872/2. print.
<19> SWX10897 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/6. print.
<20> SWX10898 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/8. print.
<21> SWX10899 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6872/9. print.
<22> SWX10904 Photograph (Print): 1980. Photograph. TQ6972/12. print.
<23> SWX10905 Photograph (Print): 1980. Photograph. TQ6972/13. print.
<24> SWX10907 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6972/6. print.
<25> SWX10913 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6973/5. print.
<26> SWX10916 Photograph (Print): 1977. Photograph. TQ6973/8. print.
<27> SWX10904 Photograph (Print): 1980. Photograph. TQ6972/12. print.

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Protected Status/Designation

Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Probable prehistoric barrow cemetery consisting of at least 9 barrows

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Apr 2 2024 12:42PM