Monument record TQ 77 NW 1068 - Unidentified mound, Roman Kiln?, Cliffe Marshes

Summary

A mound of indeterminant function. Identified from aerial photographs and during field surveys. The discovery of a Roman cremation group in this vicinity and a number of discoveries of Roman pottery sherds may suggest this was the site of a Roman Kiln. However the mound may also be an example of the stock refuge mounds constructed in the 19th century or earlier on low-lying pasture within the marshlands of the Hoo Peninsula and the margins of the Thames Estuary. Such mounds have been referred to and identified in contemporary writings (Spurrell, 1885). This was mapped from 1953 RAF aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7450 7718 (26m by 26m)
Map sheet TQ77NW
County KENT
Civil Parish CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> Mr L C Batchelor Wharf Farm Cliffe (OS Card Reference). SKE47397.

<2> Cant 6' (JH Evans July 1951) (OS Card Reference). SKE38485.

<3> E Geary (FI) 25-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41520.

<4> F1 FGA 10-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42911.

<5> Inf:RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Courtsole Farm Cliffe (OS Card Reference). SKE44442.

<6> Oral: RF Hutchings (OS Card Reference). SKE48089.

<7> F2 ASP 15-AUG-66 (OS Card Reference). SKE43114.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4217.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - August, 1966 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4218.

<10> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9443.

<11> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9448.

<12> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9863.

<13> National Monuments Record, 1953, Vertical aerial photograph reference number NMR RAF/82/713 01 0506 06-FEB-1953 (Photograph). SKE53798.

<14> Spurrell FCJ,, 1885, Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary (Article in serial). SKE53799.

Sources/Archives (14)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Mr L C Batchelor Wharf Farm Cliffe.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Cant 6' (JH Evans July 1951).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: E Geary (FI) 25-JUN-59.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 10-NOV-64.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Inf:RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Courtsole Farm Cliffe.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Oral: RF Hutchings.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 15-AUG-66.
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - November, 1964.
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - August, 1966.
  • <10> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4054. print.
  • <11> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4068. print.
  • <12> Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4057. print.
  • <13> Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1953. Vertical aerial photograph reference number NMR RAF/82/713 01 0506 06-FEB-1953. NMR RAF/82/713 01 0506 06-FEB-1953.
  • <14> 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 (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)
  • Intrusive Event: WHARFE FARM (Ref: EI 15581) (EKE4375)

Record last edited

Oct 16 2024 11:01AM