Monument record TR 26 NE 240 - Alignment of post holes and beaker burials, Monkton

Summary

An east-west alignment of eighteen equidistant post-pits was found during archaeological investigations in advance of work to widen the A253. It is thought that these post-pits may mark a ceremonial routeway. They were interrupted by two beaker inhumation burials lying in close proximity to a Bronze Age barrow (see TR 26 NE 240). One of the burials contained a group of 217 beads of Whitby jet. The grave was cut by another that contained a beaker and a copper alloy bracelet. The alignment of the pits was was found to change near the mound, thus a relationship between the mound, the Beaker burials and the post-pit alignment is suspected. A relationship between these features and the gradual development of a cemetery in the area has also been suggested. The cropmark traces of some of the pits and two of the graves described above have been seen on aerial photographs : OS/95018 V 302 10-MAR-1995 and mapped as part of the Historic England Thanet Landscape Mapping Project 2024.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 29028 65613 (95m by 22m) Centred on
Map sheet TR26NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MONKTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1996, Canterbury's Archaeology 1994 - 1995 (Serial). SKE11882.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997?, A253 Monkton to Mount Pleasant: The Prehistoric Burial Landscape Stratigraphic Report (Unpublished document). SKE29250.

<3> Historic England Archive, 1964-2005, Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs, OS/95018 V 302 10-MAR-1995 (Archive). SKE57105.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1996. Canterbury's Archaeology 1994 - 1995.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997?. A253 Monkton to Mount Pleasant: The Prehistoric Burial Landscape Stratigraphic Report.
  • <3> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1964-2005. Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs. OS/95018 V 302 10-MAR-1995.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
  • Intrusive Event: Monkton to Mount Pleasant (A253 Duelling) (EKE8121)

Related Thematic Articles (1)

Record last edited

Jan 16 2025 1:46PM