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Possible Henge monuments of Thanet
Curator's introduction
Unexcavated
Excavated
Causewayed monuments of Thanet
Excavations at Lord of the Manor II A, B-C and D
This Display provides information on Thanet monuments which may have been or had their origins as Late Neolithic Henges. Some are more likely candidates than others, but all the possible examples (to the best of current knowledge) have been included. Ongoing research will add to and revise this information so please keep checking back.
The Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire
No Thanet sites have yet
provided evidence for the existence of a
timber or stone circle within one of our potential Henges. There is a
persistent 'local rumour' of a stone circle having been located in the
Manston area, though I do not know at present where this story
originates. It would have to have survived into relatively recent
historical times to have become part of local folklore and overall the
existence of this particular monument seems unlikely at present (I hope
to be proved wrong).
At least the alleged site
is
located in an area which is relatively
close to the only native source of stone on Thanet. Sandstone 'Doggers'
(boulders) can be found in deposits which are exposed in the cliff of
Pegwell Bay and may also exist in pockets along the southern coast of
the Isle
(at least as far as Minster perhaps).
Click here if
you would like to link to the Display on the unexcavated monuments.
The bibliography and acknowledgments relating to this Display can be found below.
The bibliography and acknowledgments relating to this Display can be found below.
Click here if
you would like to link to the Display on the excavated monuments.
The bibliography and acknowledgments relating to this Display can be found below.
The bibliography and acknowledgments relating to this Display can be found below.
If you would like to explore these and
the other of the Causewayed ring-ditch
and roundbarrow monuments
excavated on Thanet
further, please have a look at their
Display which is
linked to the Display on the ring-ditches and roundbarrows of Thanet
which
can be found in the Roundbarrow Display in the Bronze Age Gallery
(phew), or click
here!
Boast E.J., Gardner O.W. and Moody G.A. 2006. Excavations at St. Stephen's College, North Foreland, Broadstairs, Kent. Issue 1. Trust for Thanet Archaeology report.
Fisk P.M. 2003. An examination of the excavated ring ditch enclosures on The Isle of Thanet. Unpublished Degree thesis.
Hart D. 2006. Excavations at Bradstow School, Broadstairs. Kent Archaeological Society Newsletter no. 69, 14-15.
Macpherson Grant N. 1977. Excavation of a Neolithic/Bronze Age Site
at Lord of the Manor, Haine Road, Ramsgate. Isle of Thanet
Archaeological Unit, Publication No. 1.
Mynot E. 1975. Kent Archaeological Review no.39, 254.
Perkins D.R.J. 1980. Site 3. Lord of the Manor (Ozengell) Ramsgate. Interim Excavation Reports 1977-1980, 13-17. The Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit.
I should very much like to
acknowledge the work of Nigel Macpherson Grant and Dr. David Perkins
who excavated the fascinating series of ring-ditch monuments at Lord of
the Manor in Ramsgate.
Much thanks goes to Pip Fisk for her work on compiling the best, most thorough and as comprehensive a gazetteer of information on Thanet's excavated roundbarrows and ring-ditches as both the published and unpublished material allows. An invaluable time-saver!
Much thanks goes to Pip Fisk for her work on compiling the best, most thorough and as comprehensive a gazetteer of information on Thanet's excavated roundbarrows and ring-ditches as both the published and unpublished material allows. An invaluable time-saver!
I
should also like to express my great appreciation to Mr. John Villette
for the information he has given about the likely Causewayed ring-ditch
monument discovered during unfinanced Rescue Excavations at Mill Lane,
Margate in 1975.
Many Thanks also go to Diccon Hart of
Archaeology South East for allowing me to make a brief, preliminary
record of the Causewayed monument discovered at Bradstow School (the
details of which are presented here). I
hope he won't begrudge me a little theorising on the possibilites too!
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