Monument record TR 15 SE 381 - Undated enclosures, Bishopsbourne

Summary

Geophysical survey carried out from 2011 to 2012 found evidence of a number of enclosures around Bourne Park Roman villa.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 1838 5304 (264m by 274m) (16 map features)
Map sheet TR15SE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish BISHOPSBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Full Description

Geophysical survey carried out from 2011 to 2012 found evidence of a number of enclosures around Bourne Park Roman villa.

From the report:
"Around the ‘villa’, a ditched enclosure (‘Enclosure 2’) has now been identified by two (?) parallel positive linear anomalies [33] (probable ditches) on the northern side, a single positive linear [34] (probable ditch) on the western side, and two (?) parallel positive linear anomalies [9] (probable ditches) on the southern side (one of which continues beyond ‘Enclosure 1’. The negative linear anomaly on the eastern side [5] (boundary wall?) has been found to continue to the southeast and terminates at a large dipolar anomaly [5a]. East of the enclosure, positive linear anomalies
[6] were found to continue and in form resemble a structure, which is parallel to boundary wall [5]. Positive linear anomalies [14], [12], and [7] create a separate enclosure (‘Enclosure 3’) (or two enclosures separated by [7]?) with positive linear anomaly [35]. Another enclosure (‘Enclosure 4) is formed by [35], [11], [14], and [5]. The fifth enclosure (‘Enclosure 5’) is formed by positive rectilinear anomaly [36] and contains a possible structure or smaller enclosure [37] represented by positive linear anomalies and two dipolar anomalies at two of the inside corners. Northeast of the fourth enclosure is a faint semi-annular positive anomaly [38]."(1, 2, 3)


<1> Paul Johnson and Lacey Wallace, 2012, Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey (Unpublished document). SKE17380.

<2> Lacey Wallace, Paul Johnson and Kristian Strutt, 2013, Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey: 2012 Results (Unpublished document). SKE18147.

<3> Lacey Wallace, Paul Johnson and Kristian Strutt, 2014, Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey 2013 Results (Unpublished document). SKE31257.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Paul Johnson and Lacey Wallace. 2012. Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Lacey Wallace, Paul Johnson and Kristian Strutt. 2013. Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey: 2012 Results.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Lacey Wallace, Paul Johnson and Kristian Strutt. 2014. Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey 2013 Results.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey of Bourne Park (EKE11657)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Geophysical survey of Bourne Park (EKE12609)

Record last edited

Mar 23 2017 11:25AM