Monument record MWX43217 - Hay stack stance, east of Plucks Gutter
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 27069 63145 (27m by 18m) |
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Map sheet | TR26SE |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two shallow circular earthworks are visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. They lie 7m apart; the westernmost measures 10m in diameter and the easternmost is much smaller measuring 4m in diameter. The features are interpreted as hay stack stances, mounds for the drying and storage of hay in the damp environment of a riverside meadow. No earthworks are visible on 1960s aerial photographs of this area suggesting that they had been plough-levelled by this date [2]. Similar features have been recorded across the floor of the Stour Valley between Upstreet and the coast, see Related Monuments. They appear to represent an integral part of the medieval or post-medieval farming landscape in this area.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (3)
- <3> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
- <3> SWX15705 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 (4)
- Parent of: Hay stack stance, east of Plucks Gutter (Monument) (MWX43218)
- Parent of: Hay stack stance, east of Plucks Gutter (Monument) (MWX43219)
- Parent of: Medieval/post-medieval hay stack stance, east of Plucks Gutter (Monument) (TR 26 SE 223)
- Parent of: Medieval/post-medieval hay stack stance, east of Plucks Gutter (Monument) (TR 26 SE 224)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Jul 25 2024 1:46PM