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Monument details

Summary

Cropmarks previously identified near Hartsdown. During an evaluation of the site in 1995 the inter-connecting sub-circular enclosures were found to contain small quantities of late bronze - early Iron Age pottery sherds. The lack of archaeological material across the site led to the interpretation as cattle pounds or similar.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Late Neolithic to Roman - 2600 BC to 43 AD)
• CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE? (Abandoned, Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC (at some time) to 42 AD (at some time))
• DITCH (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? (at some time) to 701 BC? (at some time))
• PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Finds

• DEBITAGE (Late Neolithic to Middle Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 1600 BC)
• VESSEL (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

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[Area TR 348698]. Cropmarks (ring ditch and interrupted ditch system). (1) Nothing visible on the ground. (2) TR 348698. Located to the nearest 50 metres. Cropmarks of Bronze Age barrows. Site no. 44. (3) TR 34806987. Linear ditch with funnel entrance, a curvilinear enclosure abutting the ditch and a larger curvilinear enclosure joined to that. Ovate enclosure at TR 34736973 and TR 344697. (4) A series of cropmarks show the presence of a penannular ditched enclosure (barrow?), a rectangular enclosure and several other linear markings.(5,6)

Gourp of inter-connecting sub-circular enclosures containing small quantities of late bronze - early iron age pottery sherds. The lack of archaeological material across the site led to the interpretation as cattle pounds or similar.(7,8)

additional references (9)

<1> APs (CUC VB 35, YH 21) (OS Card Reference). SKE34208.

<2> F1 FGA 19.02.65 (OS Card Reference). SKE42941.

<3> Thanet Arch Heritage c1982 5 (Thanet Dist Council & Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49859.

<4> AP (CUC SU 72-73; 3 6 56) (OS Card Reference). SKE33487.

<5> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1987, Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Archive, Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 44 photo (Collection). SKE11846.

<6> Field report for monument TR 36 NW 47 - February, 1965 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6250.

<7> Perkins DRJ, 1996, Evaluation Work Carried out in 1995, Hartsdown Community Woodland Scheme, Margate (Article in serial). SWX7357.

<8> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1995, Hartsdown Community Woodland: Archaeological Evaluation (Unpublished document). SKE12056.

<9> Historic England, Archive material associated with RCHME Margate Project (Archive). SKE55504.

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