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Monument details

Summary

A large enclosure cropmark was recorded during archaeological investigations in advance of development at Kent International Business Park. This cropmark is thought to represent the remains of building foundations, and survives with almost square sides, c.100m by 100m in length. It was suggested at the time that this is the site of a defended medieval manor or a Romano-British building such as a villa. There is no further evidence to support either of these suggestions.

Monument Types

• ENCLOSURE (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD? to 1539 AD?)

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Rectilinear cropmark probably representing building foundations, contained within a nearly square enclosure of parallel ditches. (1) Overall size at leat 100m*100m. There are two possibilities a) a defended medieval manor (but no name or oral tradition survives) b) a Romano-British building (a villa?) (3)

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Arch implications of development at Kent Int. Business Park 1, Trust for Thanet arch, 1996. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, Thanet SMR, cropmark plot. (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6443.

<3> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1996, An Assessment of the Archaeological Implications of a Further Phase of Proposed Development at Kent International Business Park (Unpublished document). SKE6577.

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