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Monument record TQ 67 SE 301 - Probable and possible salterns, Shorne Marshes
Summary
Mounds, probably a saltmounds, and associated banks, possibly evaporation channels. Some still visible on 2016 aerial photographs. The earthwork remains may alternatively be of an oval mound thought to be a 19th century or earlier stock refuge mound, many of which were constructed on low-lying pasture within the marshlands of the Hoo Peninsula and the margins of the Thames Estuary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 6880 7410 (1042m by 940m) (12 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Hoo Peninsua Historic Landscape Project (Unpublished document). SKE29515.
<2> RAF, 1953, RAF 540/1020 0169 05-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE58414.
<3> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
<4> Historic England, 2012, National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula (Digital archive). SKE32442.
<5> Historic England, Archive material (Archive). SKE58415.
<6> Spurrell FCJ,, 1885, Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary (Article in serial). SKE53799.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE29515 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Hoo Peninsua Historic Landscape Project.
- <2> SKE58414 Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 540/1020 0169 05-FEB-1953. RAF 540/1020 0169 05-FEB-1953.
- <3> SKE31432 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.
- <4> SKE32442 Digital archive: Historic England. 2012. National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula.
- <5> SKE58415 Archive: Historic England. Archive material.
- <6> SKE53799 Article in serial: Spurrell FCJ,. 1885. Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary. Archaeological Journal 42.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)
Record last edited
Feb 11 2025 1:34PM