Monument record TQ 77 NW 1315 - The earthwork remains of a small oval mound, probably an example of a 19th century or earlier stock refuge mound

The earthwork remains of a small oval mound, 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. This mound measures approximately 11m x 8m and lies at TQ 7458 7734 within a single large well-drained field in Cliffe Marshes in an area known as Ryestreet Common. This form of mound has been referred to and identified in a contemporary paper on the subject (Spurrell, 1885).

This was mapped from Environment Agency lidar imagery as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1-2)

<1> National Monuments Record, 1953, Vertical aerial photograph reference number NMR RAF/82/713 01 0506 06-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE53798.

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