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Monument details
HER Number: | MKE123710 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Flood defences north-east of Plucks Gutter |
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Summary
Flood defences of medieval/post-medieval date were visible as levelled earthworks on OS/64018 V 72 12-MAY-1964.
Grid Reference: | TR 2748 6386 |
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Map Sheet: | TR26SE |
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Parish: | MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FLOOD DEFENCES (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Flood defences of medieval/post-medieval date were visible as levelled earthworks on OS/64018 V 72 12-MAY-1964, and recorded as levelled earthworks on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. The short length of defence includes a ditch flanked by banks just to the north of the old sea wall at Coxon's Hill, but is not recorded on historical Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series mapping. This feature was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-3)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1964-2005, Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs, OS/64018 V 72 12-MAY-1964 (Archive). SKE57105.
<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.
<3> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1964-2005. Historic England Archive Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs. OS/64018 V 72 12-MAY-1964. |
<2> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. |
<3> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |