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Monument details

HER Number:TR 35 SW 70
Type of record:Monument
Name:Cropmarks of 6 ring ditches, to the west of Sholden

Summary

6 ring ditches visible as cropmarks in aerial photos of 1999 and 2007, to the west of Sholden. possible enclosures were noted on an aerial photograph. They are undated.


Grid Reference:TR 3478 5260
Map Sheet:TR35SW
Parish:NORTHBOURNE, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • RING DITCH (Unknown date)
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: 6 undated ring ditches and an enclosure visible as cropmarks in aerial photos of 1999 and 2007, to the west of Sholden.

Full description

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6 ring ditches visible as cropmarks in aerial photos of 1999 and 2007, to the west of Sholden.

2 penannnular ditches measure 15m and 17m in diameter. 2 annular ditches measure 11m and 20m in diameter. 2 more appear only partially but appear to have diameters in the region of 22m.(1-4)


<1> KARU SMR Form (OS Card Reference). SKE45605.

<2> NMR (OS Card Reference). SKE47569.

<3> NMR (OS Card Reference). SKE47569.

<4> KARU SMR Form (OS Card Reference). SKE45605.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: KARU SMR Form. [Mapped feature: #60132 Cropmark of ring ditch, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: NMR.
<3>OS Card Reference: NMR.
<4>XYOS Card Reference: KARU SMR Form. [Mapped feature: #60132 Cropmark of ring ditch, ]