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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SW 27 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two possible ring-ditches seen in cropmark, Lee Green Cottages |
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Summary
The cropmark remains of a possible Bronze Age round barrow. This barrow appears to be one of two, possibly three adjacent barrows which lie immediately to the south and south-west of this site. These have been recorded separately as NMR TQ77SW 130 and 131. To the north-east of these ring ditches are the fragmented cropmarks of a number of incomplete rectilinear enclosures, ditches and pits of a possible later prehistoric settlement which have been recorded separately as NMR TQ77SW 129. The ring ditches and surrounding features were all mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7307 7244 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SW |
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| Parish: | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Ring ditch |
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Full description
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Cropmark of single-circuit ring ditch without internal features (Bronze Age) sited to TQ 7308 7245 from poor quality air photographs. Interpreted as a round barrow (site no. KE 169.1.1) (1-2)
The cropmark of a large ring ditch with a diameter of 23m centred at TQ 7308 7246, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow (described by the previous authority). This barrow appears to be one of two, possibly three adjacent barrows which lie immediately to the south and south-west of this site. These have been recorded separately as NMR TQ77SW 130 and 131.
To the north-east of these ring ditches are the fragmented cropmarks of a number of incomplete rectilinear enclosures, ditches and pits of a possible later prehistoric settlement which have been recorded separately as NMR TQ77SW 132.
The ring ditches and surrounding features were all mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (3)
<1> AP RAF 540/731 F4046 (15-02-52) (OS Card Reference). SKE34186.
<2> The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 21. (OS Card Reference). SKE50288.
<3> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
<4> English Heritage, 2013, Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains Volume 2 of 2. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31442.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: AP RAF 540/731 F4046 (15-02-52). |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: The Classification of cropmarks in Kent: A Report for MPP. RCHM APU (July 1989), list 21.. |
| <3>XY | Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project. [Mapped feature: #423 cropmark, ] |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Curtis's and Harvey Ltd Explosives Factory, Cliffe and Cliffe Woods, Medway. Archaeological Survey and Analysis of the Factory Remains Volume 2 of 2.. |
Related records
| TQ 77 SW 1093 | Part of: Area of cropmarks indicating probable prehistoric settlement, Lee Green Cottages (Monument) |
