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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 25 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 13th century Dene Chapel (site of), Garlinge, Margate |
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Summary
The remains of medieval Dene Chapel which served the manor house under licence from c.1224-53. The ruins were once visible in the valley called "Chapel Bottom", by the Margate-Minster road. Nothing is now visible and nothing noted by the farmer during ploughing.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3480 6889 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MANORIAL CHAPEL (Medieval - 1224 AD to 1253 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Site of Dene Chapel |
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Full description
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[TR 34776887] Dene Chapel (NR) (site of) (1) The Manor House Chapel at Dene was licensed c.1224-53 and the ruins, about 40 ft by 20 ft, can be seen in the valley called "Chapel Bottom", by the Margate-Minster road. (2) Field under young crop - no positive evidence of this manor chapel now to be ssen. (3) Field under crop; nothing was seen and nothing has been noted by the farmer when ploughing. (4) TR 348689. Located to the nearest fifty metres. Medieval remains Dene Chapel, site of. Site no. 90. (5)
Cropmark visible on Google Earth 2007 images away from the location indicated on the Ordnance Survey mapping. A rectangular building c.12m x c.6m.
Additional reference (6-9)
<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<2> Archaeol Cant vol 29 1911 246 (A Hussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE37255.
<3> Hist of Thanet 1723 61 (J Lewis) (OS Card Reference). SKE44032.
<4> F1 AC 10-APR-53 (OS Card Reference). SKE41785.
<5> F2 CFW 01-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE43193.
<6> Thanet Archaeol Heritage c1982 8 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49869.
<7> Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 90 (OS Card Reference). SKE44768.
<8> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 25 - April, 1953 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6230.
<9> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 25 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6231.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961. |
| <2>XY | OS Card Reference: Archaeol Cant vol 29 1911 246 (A Hussey). [Mapped feature: #63228 site of chapel, ] |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Hist of Thanet 1723 61 (J Lewis). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 AC 10-APR-53. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 01-OCT-63. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Thanet Archaeol Heritage c1982 8 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit). |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Archaeol Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 90. |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 25 - April, 1953. |
| <9> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 NW 25 - October, 1963. |
