Monument record TQ 87 SW 1203 - The earthwork remains of a small part of a post medieval causeway on Stoke Saltings

Summary

The earthwork remains of a small part of a post medieval causeway on Stoke Saltings can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 2007. This circa 84m long earthwork close to the sea wall is all that remains of a circa1.6km long causeway depicted on the 1870 Ordnance Survey map. It originally connected with the track from Tudor Farm at the edge of the saltings, headed south east before heading north east ending at a probable livestock enclosure recorded in NMR 1538575. The Ordnance Survey map also depicts two paths leading from the causeway. One connected to a sheep fold (see NMR1538676). The other headed to the southern side of the saltings. By 1896 a significant area of the saltings had been removed (the mud was used in the manufacture of Portland cement). This cut the causeway in two removing a circa 45m section and included the loss of the shorter path and sheep fold it led to. Further mud extraction led to the removal of much of the remaining causeway. There are two islands over which the causeway may have passed at TQ 8241 7397 and TQ 8256 7369 but no obvious remains can be seen . This feature was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8220 7420 (88m by 38m)
Map sheet TQ87SW
County KENT
Civil Parish STOKE, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.

<4> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE57305.

<5> Next Perspectives, 2007, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TQ8274 21-APR-2007 (Photograph). SKE58352.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
  • <4> Archive: Historic England. Archive material.
  • <5> Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TQ8274 21-APR-2007. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TQ8274 21-APR-2007.

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

Dec 5 2024 12:01PM