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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43410 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Hay stack stances, South Polders, near Sandwich |
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Summary
Two shallow circular earthworks, interpreted as hay stack stances of medieval or post-medieval date, are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. Examination of recent aerial photographs suggests that one still exists as an earthwork whilst the other has been removed by subsequent development.
| Grid Reference: | TR 32323 58241 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NW |
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| Parish: | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- STACK STAND (Unknown date)
Full description
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Two shallow circular earthworks are visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1].
Both mounds measure c.12m in diameter. They are interpreted as a hay stack stances, mounds for the drying and storage of hay in the damp environment of a riverside meadow.Examination of recent aerial photographs suggests that one still exists as an earthwork whilst the other has been removed by subsequent development [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.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: PGA_TR3258_2007-04-22 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: PGA_TR3258_2007-04-22. |
| <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
| MWX43408 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, Great Stonar (Monument) |
| MWX43409 | Parent of: Hay stack stances, lying between the Monk's Wall and River Stour (Monument) |
| MWX43411 | Part of: Hay stack stances, WNW of Little Downs Bridge, near Sandwich (Monument) |
