Monument record TQ 77 NW 48 - Unidentified mound, Cliffe Marshes

Summary

Mound of uncertain function identified from aerial photographs on Cliffe Marshes. Possibly related to salt panning? One of five in this area and a far larger number surrounding.

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Grid reference TQ 7356 7746 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ77NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Five mounds similar to others in this area of the marshes, see x-ref,
mounds at 73547742, 73577746, 73617733, 73687748, 73747745. (1)

The earthwork remains of a small oval mound, one of five described by the previous authority which were seen at approximately the locations given and mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. They are probably all examples of 19th century or earlier stock refuge mounds 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 and adjacent mounds have now been recorded individually as have been individually NMR Monument records: 1532176, 1532185, 1532194 and 1532202. (2-3)


<1> RAF 540/458 F3029 (17-04-51) (OS Card Reference). SKE48947.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9443.

<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9633.

<4> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9777.

<5> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9857.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY OS Card Reference: RAF 540/458 F3029 (17-04-51). [Mapped feature: #25574 mound, ]
  • <2> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4054. print.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1070. print.
  • <4> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4115. print.
  • <5> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4037. print.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Kent Mapping Project (EKE20439)

Record last edited

Aug 12 2021 5:52PM