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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SW 176 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | System of enclosures aligned along a drove way running north-south |
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Summary
Google earth images show a system of enclosures on Turks Hill in Higham on either side of a trackway that runs north-south before turning to the west at the southern end of the area. Large regular pits are visible within the enclosures, possibly representing postholes for substantial buildings.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 70758 72291 |
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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: Cropmarks of prehsitoric or Roman enclosures, pits, and a trackway, west of Turks Hill |
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Full description
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Google earth images show a system of enclosures on Turks Hill in Higham on either side of a trackway that runs north-south before turning to the west at the southern end of the area. Large regular pits are visible within the enclosures, possibly representing postholes for substantial buildings.
The cropmarks were defined by the English Heritage Hoo Peninsula Landscape project (2009-2012) (1)
<1> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project. |
