Monument record MWX43559 - Cropmark of a ring ditch, north-east of The Old Barn, the Sand Downs, nr Sandwich.

Summary

A sub-circular cropmark, interpreted as the partial circuit of a ring ditch, is visible c.140m NE of The Old Barn on aerial photographs taken in 2003. The section of the ditch visible is of varied width and narrows on the SSE, possibly indicating an entrance gap or causeway. On the basis of the visible section, the ditch would have described a circuit c.25-30m in diameter. Although undated, this feature is likely to derive from later prehistoric activity. Whilst it may represent the plough-levelled remains of a Bronze Age barrow, Iron Age activity is also known from the immediate vicinity and the feature may equally date from this period.

Location

Grid reference TR 34122 57937 (point)
Map sheet TR35NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<2> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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)

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 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Jun 7 2019 10:11AM