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Monument details

HER Number:MWX43716
Type of record:Monument
Name:Corner enclosure, Worth

Summary

Ditched enclosure within the corner of a field, of unknown date, visible in 1945, located in Worth. This enclosure was seen as an extant ditch with three sides and was open to the W. This enclosure was set into the corner of a field which was formed by a former field (MWX43715). This enclosure was not visible on historic OS mapping dated to 1877, 1899, 1908 or 1938. The site was no longer visible in 2003.

Grid Reference:TR 34951 56619
Map Sheet:TR35NW
Parish:WORTH, DOVER, KENT

Monument Types

  • DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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Ditched enclosure within the corner of a field, of unknown date, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945 [1], located in Worth. This enclosure was seen as an extant ditch with three sides, open to the W. This enclosure was set into the corner of a field which was formed by a former field boundary recorded also recorded by the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (MWX43715). This enclosure measured 20.5 x 16.5m at maximum dimensions. It was not visible on historic OS mapping dated to 1877, 1899, 1908 or 1938 [2, 3, 4 and 5]. The site was no longer visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2003 [6].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.


<2> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898, 1899/1:2500 (Map). SWX11832.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912, 1908/1:2500 (Map). SWX11833.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1938/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<6> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3556 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. 1899/1:2500.
<4>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. 1908/1:2500.
<5>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1938/1:2500.
<6>Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3556 14-AUG-2003.