Monument record MWX43324 - Haystack stances, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 29968 62259 (101m by 179m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR26SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A group of three small shallow circular mounds are visible as earthworks on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. The two more northerly mounds measure c.7m in diameter, whilst the southernmost is c.10m in diameter. The mounds appear to have been plough-levelled by the 1960s as Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs of this date show them as cropmarks [2]. They are interpreted as hay stack stances, mounds for the drying and storage of hay in the damp environment of a riverside meadow. Similar features have been recorded across the floor of the Stour Valley between Upstreet and the coast and this part of the valley has a particularly dense concentration (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].
The three stack stands of Medieval/post Medieval date were visible as earthworks in RAF/82/1006 F62 9 31-AUG-1954. They are later visible as levelled earthworks on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. Although interpreted as stack stands for hay, they may have been mounds raised as cattle refuges. They were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (4)
<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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.
<4> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs (Archive). SKE57101.
<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <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 SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
- <4> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs.
- <4> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (27)
- Parent of: Hay stack stance, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43289)
- Parent of: Hay stack stance, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43290)
- Parent of: Hay stack stance, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43296)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances and a bank, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43298)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances and possible flood bank, south of River Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43281)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances and ridge and furrow, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43302)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances south of the River Stour (Monument) (MWX43237)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances south of the River Stour (Monument) (MWX43238)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, east of Corner Drove, Ash (Monument) (MWX43287)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, east of Corner Drove, Ash (Monument) (MWX43288)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43278)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43294)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43295)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43297)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43299)
- Parent of: Hay stack stances, south of the Stour, Ash (Monument) (MWX43300)
- Parent of: Haystack stances, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43323)
- Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43348)
- Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43349)
- Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43350)
- Part of: Hay stack stance, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43352)
- Part of: Hay stack stances, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43351)
- Part of: Haystack stance, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43325)
- Part of: Haystack stance, Minster Marshes (Monument) (MWX43334)
- Part of: Haystack stance, Minster Marshes (Monument) (MWX43335)
- Part of: Haystack stances and a ditch, south of the Stour (Monument) (MWX43333)
- Part of: Possible haystack stance, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43326)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Sep 26 2024 3:40PM