Monument record TQ 77 SW 1161 - Six sub-circular mounds, possibly post medieval stock refuge mounds, seen within a low-lying field in Shorne Marshes

Summary

Six sub-circular mounds, possibly post medieval stock refuge mounds, seen within a low-lying field in Shorne Marshes. These were mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The mounds appear to lie beneath the narrow cultivation ridges believed to be post medieval land improvement within the marshes. Stock refuge mounds were constructed in the 19th century or earlier 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 a contemporary paper on the subject.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7064 7438 (85m by 41m)
Map sheet TQ77SW
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RAF, 1947, RAF CPE/UK/1923 3045 23-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE55992.

<2> Historic England, Archive Material (Archive). SKE58388.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/1923 3045 23-JAN-1947. RAF CPE/UK/1923 3045 23-JAN-1947.
  • <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

Jan 3 2025 12:46PM