CHEESEMANS CAMP

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Remains of a subrectangular enclosure of unknown date and function, defined by a bank and ditch. Possibly the site of a medieval house, but only Roman pottery has been recovered. A Roman cremation was found nearby. The ditch was infilled in 1988.

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[TR 32356680] Earthwork [NR] (1)

The enclosure on the Minster side of the boundary at Cheeseman's Farm, known at Cheeseman's Camp, looks like a homestead moat. Hasted's map shows a similar feature on the opposite side of the road as does a map of 1769. The earlier name of the places seems to have been Cheesmunds. (2,3,4)

Cheeseman's Camp is a subrectangular enclosure measuring some 50.0m NW-SE by 40.0m NE-SW surrounded by a dry ditch 3.5m in width and 0.7m in depth. The enclosed area is generally on a level with the surrounding ground but it is slightly sunken at the W. end; entrance is by a causeway across the ditch on the W. side. This is neither a homestead moat nor a defensive earthwork. Although no building debris is visible the general appearance and proportions of the work and the evident close proximity of a similar feature of which there is now no trace, support Crawford's (a) suggestion that this is the site of a medieval house.
Published 25" survey revised. (5)

Not mentioned in the gazetteer of moated sites in Kent - December 1977and 1979. (6,7)

TR 323669 (accurate to within 50 m only) Medieval(?) moated site. Site no. 132. (8)

Additional bibliography - not consulted. (9)

TR 324668. Earthworks. Earthwork consists of a sub-rectangular enclosure formed by ditches and banks. It is generally thought to be medieval, but the pottery scatter is of Romano British fabrics only. Romano-British cremation burials have been found nearby. At the time of writing (1988) the ditches were being infilled so that the site could be ploughed. (10)

There was little evidence of this feature seen on the ground during field investigation by the OS Reviser. (11)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6"1961

( 2) edited by William Page 1908 The Victoria history of the county of Kent, volume one

The Victoria history of the counties of England (I.C. Gould) 1908 Page(s)432-3

( 3) General reference

Hist. of Kent 4, 1799, following 288 (E. Hasted)

( 4) General reference

Map of Kent 1769 (Andrews, Dury & Herbert)

( 5a) Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Object Name Book reference

Rev. O.N.B. 25 SE 1923. Note by O.G.S. Crawford AO

( 5) Field Investigators Comments

F1 CFW 01-OCT-63

( 6) Moated Sites Research Group report

(ed. C.J. Bond) 6 - 1979

( 7) Kent Archaeological Society Archaeologia Cantiana : being contributions to the history and archaeology of Kent

( T. Tatton-Brown) 97 - 1977

( 8) Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Thanet : the archaeological heritage

1982 Page(s)9

( 9) General reference

Early Norman Castles 1912, 55 (E.S. Armitage)

(10) prepared by the Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit with the assistance of the Manpower Services Commission & Thanet District Council Isle of Thanet Archaeological Unit Sites and Monuments Record : an introductory pamphlet

1988 Page(s)132

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