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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 34
Type of record:Monument
Name:Enclosure cropmarks near Monkton Road Farm

Summary

Enclosures forming part of a settlement of Medieval date were visible as cropmarks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.


Grid Reference:TR 293 665
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:MONKTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Undated rectangular enclosures. Crop marks of a series of contiguous, rectangular enclosures. Situated upon the gentle north facing slope of a downland ridge.

Full description

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A number of rectangular enclosures have been identified in aerial photographs from fields to the south of Monkton Road Farm. The cropmarks appear in close association with one another and in places appear to be party joined. Another curvilinear feature is located at the site but not thought to be the remains of an enclosure. The fields are now under pasture with little of these features visible.

[Area TR 294666] Crop marks of a series of contiguous, rectangular ?enclosures.(1)

Situated upon the gentle north facing slope of a downland ridge. The ground is under cabbages and nothing was seen.(2)

TR 29316658. Linear arrangement of small, partially conjoined enclosures. The curvilinear feature is `U' shaped, but it is unlikely to be an enclosure.(3-4)

Enclosures forming part of a settlement of Medieval date were visible as cropmarks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015. There are a number of pits amongst the enclosures. The enclosures are positioned to the north side of a track linking Seamark Road to Plumstone Road that appears on the first edition Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 scale County Series map and which survives as a public footpath. These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (5-6)


<1> St. Joseph A/P YH3 (OS Card Reference). SKE49653.

<2> F1 ASP 26-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42305.

<3> AP (CUC YH 3 16.6.59) (OS Card Reference). SKE33508.

<4> Field report for monument TR 26 NE 33 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5832.

<5> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015 (Archive). SKE57110.

<6> 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>OS Card Reference: St. Joseph A/P YH3.
<2>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 26-FEB-65.
<3>OS Card Reference: AP (CUC YH 3 16.6.59).
<4>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NE 33 - February, 1965.
<5>Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 14-APR-2015.
<6>Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.