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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 SW 80 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Rectilinear Enclosure (Site of), Queensborough |
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Summary
A rectilinear enclosure, with an internal division, of unknown date show on the Ordnance Survey 1st to 3rd edition maps. The site have been covered by housing.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9142 7200 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97SW |
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| Parish: | QUEENBOROUGH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A rectilinear enclosure, approximately 108m long and 78 m wide, of unknown date. It is show on the Ordnance Survey 1st to 3rd edition maps. The first edition shows the outline of the site and an internal division separating the site into two sections; a small northern area, about a quarter of the overall area, and a larger southern area. The later two maps show only the location and no features. During the first half of the 20th century, housing covered the site. How much of the site still survives is unclear. (1-3)
The site is close to Queensborough Castle (TQ 97 SW 1)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. |
