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Monument details

HER Number:MKE123862
Type of record:Monument
Name:Drainage ditches south of Snake Drove

Summary

Drainage ditches of medieval/post-medieval date were visible as earthworks on RAF/82/709 Vp1 153 04-FEB-1953 and LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 02-DEC-2019.


Grid Reference:TR 2330 6624
Map Sheet:TR26NW
Parish:CHISLET, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • DRAINAGE DITCH (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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Drainage ditches of medieval/post-medieval date were visible as earthworks on RAF/82/709 Vp1 153 04-FEB-1953 and LIDAR Environment Agency DSM 02-DEC-2019. They were recorded as levelled earthworks on Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. They are not depicted on historical Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 County Series mapping. The features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-3)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/82/709 Vp1 153 04-FEB-1953 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. (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. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/82/709 Vp1 153 04-FEB-1953.
<2>Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007..
<3>Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.