Monument record TQ 77 NW 1292 - One of five adjacent oval mounds, probably an example of a 19th century or earlier stock refuge mound

The earthwork remains of a small oval mound measuring 9m x 15m, centred at TQ 7268 7693. This is probably 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. These mounds have been referred to and identified in contemporary writings (Spurrell, 1885).These were mapped from RAF 1951 aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Since being photographed in 1951 this mound has been destroyed through clay quarrying for the local cement industry. (1-2)

<1> RAF 540/458 F3030 (17-04-51) (OS Card Reference). SKE48948.

<2> Spurrell FCJ,, 1885, Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary (Article in serial). SKE53799.