Monument record MWX51447 - Possible post-medieval stack stands

Summary

A group of nine possible post-medieval stack stands are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as mounds to the west of the northern end of Dunes Road, New Romney. These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference TR 0736 2353 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR02SE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The group of possible stack stands is centred at TR 0737 2352, and extends across an area measuring approximately 286m south-east to north-west, and a maximum of 53m south-west to north-east. They consist of perfectly circular mounds, and range in size from three to seven metres in diameter. The interpretation as stack stands is only a suggestion, and other explanations may be possible. By the time of the next available aerial photograph of 1959, the mounds appear to have been levelled, and are not visible even in cropmark form. They are very similar in both size and appearance to another group of possible stack stands located approximately 570m to the south-east (Monument Number 1533859) (1-2).


<1> 1946, NMR CPE/UK/1752 4002-3 21-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23760.

<2> RAF, 1959, NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959 (Photograph). SWX23876.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: 1946. NMR CPE/UK/1752 4002-3 21-SEPT-1946.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1959. NMR RAF/58/2778 0199-0200 01-MAY-1959.

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) (EWX10073)

Record last edited

Jan 22 2014 3:50PM