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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43386 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Hay stack stance, Ash Level |
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Summary
A shallow circular earthwork, interpreted as a hay stack stance, is visible on 1940s aerial photographs. Examination of recent aerial photographs does not show conclusively whether it still exists as an earthwork.
| Grid Reference: | TR 32885 62026 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- STACK STAND (Unknown date)
Full description
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A shallow circular earthwork is visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. The mound measures c.6m in diameter and is interpreted as a hay stack stance, a mound for the drying and storage of hay in the damp environment of a riverside meadow. Examination of recent aerial photographs does not show conclusively whether it still exists as an earthwork [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, viewed on 03/06/2010 (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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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. viewed on 03/06/2010. |
| <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 | Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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
| MWX43376 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43380 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43382 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43383 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43384 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43385 | Parent of: Hay stack stance, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43377 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43378 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43381 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, Ash Level (Monument) |
| MWX43379 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, Ash Levels (Monument) |
