Monument record TQ 77 NE 1377 - ?Post-medieval livestock refuge mound, Cliffe Marshes

Summary

The earthwork of a roughly oval mound circa 18m by 11m is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1953. This is one of two probable post medieval livestock refuge mounds situated within a field on Cliffe Marshes (see NMR 1534517). This mound was near the parish boundary with Cooling and had been levelled by 1978. Refuge mounds provided an area of high ground for livestock to occupy in the event of a flood and numerous refuge mounds were built on the marshes of the Hoo Peninsula. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

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Grid reference Centred TQ 7534 7760 (17m by 24m)
Map sheet TQ77NE
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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The earthwork of a roughly oval mound circa 18m by 11m is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1953. This is one of two probable post medieval livestock refuge mounds situated within a field on Cliffe Marshes (see NMR 1534517). This mound was near the parish boundary with Cooling at TQ 7534 7760 and had been levelled by 1978. Refuge mounds provided an area of high ground for livestock to occupy in the event of a flood and numerous refuge mounds were built on the marshes of the Hoo Peninsula. This site was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(1-2)


<1> Royal Air Force, 1953, RAF 82/713 449 6-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE58586.

<2> Unknown, 1978, OS/78123 43 17-AUG-1978 (Photograph). SKE58587.

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  • <1> Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1953. RAF 82/713 449 6-FEB-1953. RAF 82/713 449 6-FEB-1953.
  • <2> Photograph: Unknown. 1978. OS/78123 43 17-AUG-1978. OS/78123 43 17-AUG-1978.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Mar 18 2026 1:09PM