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Monument record MWX43333 - Haystack stances and a ditch, south of the Stour
Summary
A ditch and two small circular mounds are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. The ditch is visible running WNW-ESE on a generally straight alignment for c.520m and is cut through by a field drain 190m from its eastern end. The two circular mounds, interpreted as hay stack stances, lie to the south of the ditch either side of this break, both are c.6m in diameter. The ditch is likely to be related to the reclamation of land for fields from the Wantsum Channel between the 11th and 18th centuries. Examination of modern aerial photographs does not show conclusively whether these features still exists as earthworks.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3006 6282 (514m by 107m) |
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Map sheet | TR36SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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> SWX15704 Graphic material: Google Earth.
- <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 SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 (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 stance, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43325)
- Parent of: Haystack stances, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43323)
- Parent of: Haystack stances, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43324)
- Parent of: Possible haystack stance, Fleming Valley, Ash Levels (Monument) (MWX43326)
- 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, Minster Marshes (Monument) (MWX43334)
- Part of: Haystack stance, Minster Marshes (Monument) (MWX43335)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Aug 15 2013 2:49PM