Monument record TR 26 NE 1043 - Rectilinear cropmark enclosures.

Summary

The remains of two rectangular cropmark enclosures mapped from aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 27717 67365 (78m by 58m)
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Rectilinear enclosure. Not marked on any mapping. Identified from aerial photographs during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology. (See also TR 26 NE 1042) (1).

The cropmarks of an incomplete rectilinear ditched enclosure of uncertain date was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. The enclosure lies on a NW-SE axis, measures 36m by at least 58m and has traces of an iner second ditch to its northern side. This is visible on aerial photograph CUCAP BXA30 04-JUN-1976. Part of a second enclosure on a N-S axis overlies the southern edge of the first. This appears as parts of two sides with a single (NW) curved corner with a large oblong pit at its centre, both visible on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (2-3).


<1> 1976, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10642.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1949-1976, Historic England Archive CUCAP oblique aerial photographs, CUCAP BXA30 04-JUN-1976 (Archive). SKE57107.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Photograph (Print): 1976. Photograph. BXA 30-31 tr276674/4. print.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1949-1976. Historic England Archive CUCAP oblique aerial photographs. CUCAP BXA30 04-JUN-1976.
  • <3> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Oct 17 2024 4:03PM