The earthworks of a post medieval causeway on Stoke Saltings can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 2007 centred on TQ 8402 7473. The causeway leaves the sea wall at TQ 8338 7503 and can be traced intermittently for circa 1.4km. Map evidence indicates that it continued for approximately another 800m terminating at an enclosure centred on TQ 8504 7472 (see NMR 1540803). On its course it also joins what may be another enlcosure at TQ 8499 7434 (see NMR 1540805). There is also surviving earthwork evidence of two further causeways that leave the main causeway around 220m from the sea wall at TQ 8356 7494. Both of these can be traced for approximately 180m. Although the 1896 Ordnance Survey map depicts these as trackways the air photo evidence indicates that they were causeways for at least some of their course. No trace of the path depicted by the Ordnance Survey crossing the main causeway at TQ 8437 7466 can be seen on air photos. The southern arm of this provided access to the livestock enclosure recorded in NMR 1538553. The variable survival of these routeways is due to the extensive removal of the saltings (the mud was used in the manufacture of Portland cement). These features were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(1-3)

Archive: MD003097 Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project: TQ 87 SW Material still held by Aerial Survey.

<1> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TQ8375 21-APR-2007 (Photograph). SKE55922.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TQ8374-8376 21-APR-2007 (Photograph). SKE55923.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1887, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 scale map, 1887 (Map). SKE55924.