Monument record MWX43110 - Boundary earthworks, Wickhambreaux Valley

Summary

Shallow earthworks of boundary features, demarking a small enclosure, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. They appear derive from field systems created from land reclaimed from the Wantsum Channel between the 11th and 18th centuries, possibly predate the current field layout due to their differing alignment.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 22565 62123 (111m by 88m)
Map sheet TR26SW
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish WICKHAMBREAUX, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Shallow earthworks of boundary features are visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. Examination of modern aerial photographs does not show conclusively whether these features remain as earthworks [2].

A ditch is visible demarking three sides of small sinuous sub-rectangular enclosure, 100m (SW-NE) x 34m (NW-SE). The fourth, south-western, side is formed by a long field drain belonging to the current field system. The south-eastern side of the enclosure is flanked by a bank.

These features appear to be derived from field systems created from land reclaimed from marsh in the Wantsum Channel between the 11th and 18th centuries. They may predate the current field layout, itself of probable late post-medieval date, as they are on a slightly different alignment.

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].


<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <2> Graphic material: Google Earth.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <3> Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2013 3:21PM