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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43494 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two circular pits, Kingsdown |
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Summary
Two circular pits of unknown date located in Kingsdown, visible as soilmarks in 1946, 1982 and 1976. The features were not visible in 2007, but the field was still under agricultural use.
| Grid Reference: | TR 37114 46203 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34NE |
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| Parish: | RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN, DOVER, KENT |
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| ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Full description
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Two circular pits of unknown date located in Kingsdown, visible on aerial photography taken in 1946 [1], 1982 [2] and 1976 [3]. The features were located in an arable field and were visible as soilmarks. They are both 9m in diameter and lie 76m apart. The features were not visible on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [4], but the field was still under agricultural use. The site lies within an area of similarly levelled earthworks.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<4> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3746 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <4> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3746 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
Related records
| MWX43495 | Parent of: Ditched Enclosure, Kingsdown (Monument) |
