Monument record MWX43346 - Enclosure and boundary feature, Ash Levels
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 30646 62536 (30m by 32m) |
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Map sheet | TR36SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A small circular enclosure and a short bank are visible as earthworks on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. The enclosure measures 12m in diameter and is defined by a ditch; no gap or entrance is visible through the ditch. The bank lies 7m north of the enclosure. It is aligned c.W-E, is c.5m in wide and a total length of 30m is visible. The function of the enclosure and bank is unclear but they are likely to be agricultural in origin and medieval or post-medieval in date. A similar, but larger, circular enclosure of probable similar date (MWX43332) lies north of the River Stour, see Related Monuments, it is possible that it also had a similar function. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that these features still exist as earthworks [2].
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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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> 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 SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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 (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Aug 15 2013 4:07PM