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Monument record TR 26 NW 54 - Medieval salt mounds, 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 a linear saltern mound mapped from RAF/106G/UK/1724 RP 3030 10-SEP-1946 and the feature is later visible as an earthwork on LIDAR Environment Agency DTM 02-DEC-2019.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 2418 6699 (234m by 101m) |
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Map sheet | TR26NW |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<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 43 - November, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5878.
<7> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/106G/UK/1724 RP 3030 10-SEP-1946 (Archive). SKE57101.
<8> Environment Agency, 2017, 2019, LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM (Archive). SKE57108.
Sources/Archives (8)
- <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> SKE5878 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 26 NW 43 - November, 1963.
- <7> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/106G/UK/1724 RP 3030 10-SEP-1946.
- <8> SKE57108 Archive: Environment Agency. 2017, 2019. LIDAR Environment Agency 1m DTM.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)
Record last edited
Oct 15 2024 1:39PM