Monument record TQ 77 NW 1356 - ?Post-medieval stock refuge mound, High Halstow

The earthwork remains of a sub-circular mound with a diameter of c.9.5m seen at TQ 7241 7643. 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).

This was mapped from RAF aerial photographs taken in 1951 as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The mound has since been destroyed through clay extraction for the local cement industry. (1-2)

<1> Spurrell, F. C. J., 1885, Early sites and embankments on the margins of the Thames estuary. (Article in serial). SWX7560.

<2> RAF, 1951, RAF/540/458 3030 17-APR-1951 (Photograph). SKE58839.