Monument record TR 36 NE 182 - Late Neolithic / early Bronze Age barrow, North of Canterbury Road West

Summary

On investigation of some previously unknown cropmarks within a ring ditch of about 11m in diameter an oval burial pit was found 0.28m below topsoil but off-centre of the ring ditch. When excavated it was found to contain a crouched burial accompanied by a long necked beaker a button of jet and a flint knife. The grave had been disturbed in antiquity. The sparse skeletal remains suggest the possibility of grave disturbance having taken place. Certain features of the grave would also suggest a later burial (itself disturbed) possibly as late as the early medieval period, superimposed on the first.

Location

Grid reference TR 3515 6521 (point) FCE
Map sheet TR36NE
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

<1> Perkins, D. R. J. & Gibson, A. M., 1991, A Beaker Burial From Manston, Near Ramsgate, Arch Cant 1990 p11-27 (Article in serial). SKE11884.

<2> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 208 (OS Card Reference). SKE44592.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Article in serial: Perkins, D. R. J. & Gibson, A. M.. 1991. A Beaker Burial From Manston, Near Ramsgate. Vol CVIII Pages 11 - 27. Arch Cant 1990 p11-27. [Mapped feature: #62810 barrow, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 208.

Finds (9)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Excavation of a Beaker Burial From Manston, 1987 (EKE8123)

Related Thematic Articles (1)

Record last edited

Jun 30 2023 3:18PM