The earthwork of an oval mound circa 21m by 12m is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1953. This probable post medieval livestock refuge mound was the only one situated within a field at the northern end of Cooling parish and was centred at TQ 7638 7810. It was still present in 1978 but had been levelled by 2001. Refuge mounds provided an area of high ground for livestock to occupy in the event of a flood and numerous refuge mounds were built on the marshes of the Hoo Peninsula. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(1-3)

<1> RAF, 1947, RAF CPE/UK/1923 4028 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE57230.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1978, OS 78123 35-36 17-AUG-1978 (Photograph). SKE57228.

<3> Historic England, 2016, Archive material (Archive). SKE57172.

<4> Environment Agency, 2001, LIDAR TQ7678 Environment Agency D0015749 APR-2001 (Digital archive). SKE57229.