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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43242 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Hay stack stance, Monkton Marshes |
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Summary
A shallow circular earthwork, interpreted as hay stack stances, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that it has since been levelled by ploughing.
| Grid Reference: | TR 28456 63410 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26SE |
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| Parish: | MONKTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- STACK STAND (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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A shallow circular earthwork is visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. The mound is c.7m in diameter and is interpreted as a hay stack stance, a mound for the dry storage of hay in the damp environment of a riverside meadow. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that it has since been levelled by ploughing [2]. Similar features have been recorded across the floor of the Stour Valley between Upstreet and the coast, see Related Monuments. They appear to represent an integral part of the medieval or post-medieval farming landscape in this area.
<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <2> | Graphic material: Google Earth. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. |
| <3> | Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions. |
Related records
| MWX43237 | Parent of: Hay stack stances south of the River Stour (Monument) |
| MWX43238 | Parent of: Hay stack stances south of the River Stour (Monument) |
| MWX43244 | Part of: Hay stack stance, Monkton Marshes (Monument) |
