Monument record TQ 87 NE 1162 - A mound measuring 9m x 9m of uncertain date seen at the northern edge of Allhallows Marshes

Summary

A mound measuring 9m x 9m of uncertain date seen at the northern edge of Allhallows Marshes. This is one of three similar mounds seen in the same field which were mapped mapped from Environment Agency lidar imagery taken in 2001 as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.This mound may be an example of a 19th century or earlier stock refuge mound constructed on low-lying pasture within the marshlands of the Hoo Peninsula and the margins of the Thames Estuary. This form of mound has been referred to and identified in a contemporary paper on the subject (Spurrell, 1885).

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8507 7836 (17m by 17m)
Map sheet TQ87NE
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Environment Agency, 2001, LIDAR TQ 8478 Environment Agency D0015779 APR-2001 (Digital archive). SKE57283.

<2> Historic England, Archive Material (Archive). SKE58369.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Digital archive: Environment Agency. 2001. LIDAR TQ 8478 Environment Agency D0015779 APR-2001.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England. Archive Material.

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 6 2024 9:59AM