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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) |
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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)
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