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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NW 217
Type of record:Monument
Name:Early medieval burial cropmarks, near Acol Hill Farm, Birchington

Summary

Cropmarks identified as the remains of early medieval burials. Identified near Acol Hill Farm in 1975.The site lies on the brow of a south facing chalk slope. OD 25-30m.


Grid Reference:TR 307 678
Map Sheet:TR36NW
Parish:BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • GRAVE (Early Medieval or Anglo-Saxon - 410 AD (once between) to 1065 AD (once between))
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Early medieval burial cropmarks, 300m south east of Acol Hill Farm, Birchington

Full description

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TR 307678 Cropmarks of Anglo Saxon burials. Cropmarks suggesting a group of Anglo Saxon burials were observed here in June 1975. (1) Additional reference (2)


<1> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 250 (OS Card Reference). SKE44616.

<2> Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Rec no 250.
<2>XYUnpublished document: Andrew Richardson. 2000. Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent. [Mapped feature: #65224 burial, ]