Monument record TQ 77 SW 1111 - A small earthwork mound of uncertain date seen in Higham Marshes

Summary

A small earthwork mound of uncertain date seen in Higham Marshes adjacent to the embankment of a former sea wall. The mound may be a 19th century or earlier stock refuge mound, many of which were constructed on low-lying pasture within the marshlands of the Hoo Peninsula and the margins of the Thames Estuary. These mounds have been referred to and identified in contemporary writings (Spurrell, 1885). This was mapped from Environment Agency lidar imagery taken in 2001 as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7178 7474 (20m by 20m)
Map sheet TQ77SW
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Environment Agency, 2001, LIDAR TQ 7074 Environment Agency D0015719 APR-2001 (Digital archive). SKE55986.

<2> Spurrell FCJ,, 1885, Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary (Article in serial). SKE53799.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Environment Agency. 2001. LIDAR TQ 7074 Environment Agency D0015719 APR-2001.
  • <2> Article in serial: Spurrell FCJ,. 1885. Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary. Archaeological Journal 42.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

May 1 2024 12:13PM