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Monument details

Summary

A bowl shaped archaeological feature was found during the construction of the Monkton gas pipeline in 1982. The feature was 6m across and 1m deep at the centre, and a small pit or possibly a post-hole was recorded to a depth of 0.3m in the centre of this. No datable materials were reported but twelve graves of Anglo-Saxon date have been found in this area (see TR 26 NE 13).

Monument Types

• EARTHWORK (Unknown date)

Full description

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[TR 28926554 sited from plan] An archaeological feature, bowl shaped in section was cut through during the construction of the Monkton gas pipeline in 1982. It was 6m across and 1.05m deep at the centre, where a small pit or post-hole extended down for 0.30m. The fill of the whole was brown loam. In this area twelve graves of Anglo-Saxon date were found (1-2) [See TR 26 NE 13]

<1> Arch Cant 101 1984 85 86 (DRJ Perkins and S Chadwick Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE34601.

<1> Perkins, D. R. J. & Hawkes, S. C., 1985, The Thanet Gas Pipeline Phases I & II (Monkton Parish) 1982, Arch Cant 101 1984 85 86 (DRJ Perkins and S Chadwick Hawkes) (Article in serial). SKE11845.

<2> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Proposed Improvements to The A253 Between Monkton & Ramsgate: The Archaeological Implications (Unpublished document). SKE11867.

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