TR 26 NW 48 - Medieval salt mound, Chislet Marshes, St. Nicholas at Wade parish

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Monument record TR 26 NW 48 - Medieval salt mound, Chislet Marshes, St. Nicholas at Wade parish

Summary

The remains of a medieval salt mound located on Chislet Marshes. The site was formerly part of the old Wantsum Channel which divided Thanet from the mainland. One of 50 large saltworking mounds located in this area. They resemble medieval salt-working mounds at Seasalter (see TR 06 SE 6), and the Isles of Sheppey and Harty. Most of the mounds are plough damaged but some well surviving examples remain. 13th and 14th century pottery sherds have been found on some of these mounds. Burnt earth and oyster shells have been found at all of them. The mounds were formed from waste sludge collected during spring tides: brine was extracted from this sludge and then evaporated to produce salt. The Chislet salt works are mentioned in the Domesday book. The earthwork remains of this saltern mound was mapped as from Environment Agency Lidar as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TR 2440 6738 (38m by 37m)
Map sheet	TR26NW
County	KENT
District	THANET, KENT
Civil Parish	ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

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Environment Agency, 2017, 2019, LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM (Archive). SKE57108.

<1> Md Arch 5 1961 346-8 (M W Thompson) (OS Card Reference). SKE46641.

<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 243-4 (OS Card Reference). SKE51120.

<3> VCH Kent 3 1932 211 216-7 232-3 (OS Card Reference). SKE51118.

<4> W Thorne Chronicles of St Augustines Canterbury 1934 554 (A H Davis) (OS Card Reference). SKE51254.

<5> F1 CFW 04.11.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42416.

<6> Field report for monument TR 26 NW 37 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5872.

<7> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record, 48 (Index). SWX11836.

<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9463.

<9> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9464.

<10> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9676.

<11> 1932, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11693.

<12> 1932, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11694.

<13> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9459.

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--- SKE57108 Archive: Environment Agency. 2017, 2019. LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM.
<1> SKE46641 OS Card Reference: Md Arch 5 1961 346-8 (M W Thompson).
<2> SKE51120 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 243-4.
<3> SKE51118 OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 211 216-7 232-3.
<4> SKE51254 OS Card Reference: W Thorne Chronicles of St Augustines Canterbury 1934 554 (A H Davis).
<5> SKE42416 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04.11.63.
<6> SKE5872 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NW 37 - November, 1963.
<7> SWX11836 Index: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. Canterbury Sites and Monuments Record. 48.
<8> SWX9463 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4037. print.
<9> SWX9464 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4039. print.
<10> SWX9676 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 7067. print.
<11> SWX11693 Photograph (Print): 1932. Photograph. TR2468/1. print.
<12> SWX11694 Photograph (Print): 1932. Photograph. TR2468/2. print.
<13> SWX9459 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4022. print.

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Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Medieval salt mounds

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Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Sep 30 2024 3:52PM