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

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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

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Full Description

One of a number of similar mounds in the vicinity (B-H centred TQ 744771) average about 15. 0m.by 10.0m and 1.0 m in height.

Evans was informed that the field to the NE, centred TQ 744772, was strewn with 'Roman potsherds' but none have been preserved, and none were found during field investigation.

The presence, nearby, of a Roman cremation group (see TQ 77 NW 4), and the finds of supposed Roman sherds, suggests that this was probably the site of a Roman Kiln; The association of kilns with burials is fairly common in this region.(see TQ 77 NW 1067).

Additional references (1-9) amd site photographs (10-12).

<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> SKE47397 OS Card Reference: Mr L C Batchelor Wharf Farm Cliffe.
<2> SKE38485 OS Card Reference: Cant 6' (JH Evans July 1951).
<3> SKE41520 OS Card Reference: E Geary (FI) 25-JUN-59.
<4> SKE42911 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 10-NOV-64.
<5> SKE44442 OS Card Reference: Inf:RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Courtsole Farm Cliffe.
<6> SKE48089 OS Card Reference: Oral: RF Hutchings.
<7> SKE43114 OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 15-AUG-66.
<8> SKE4217 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - November, 1964.
<9> SKE4218 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - August, 1966.
<10> SWX9443 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4054. print.
<11> SWX9448 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4068. print.
<12> SWX9863 Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4057. print.
<13> SKE53798 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> SKE53799 Article in serial: Spurrell FCJ,. 1885. Early Sites and Embankments on the Margins of the Thames Estuary. Archaeological Journal 42.

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Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: 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

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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