Monument record TQ 77 NW 1071 - 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, studies on the occurrence of mounds and the rates of sediment build up since the Roman period in the marshes within the Hoo Peninsula indicate that the Roman finds and structures here would be up to a metre below the current ground surface. These mounds appear to lie above the post medieval ridge and furrow thought to be part of the land improvement undertaken here.This was mapped from 1953 RAF aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Projec

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7459 7706 (23m by 24m)
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.

<15> Historic England, 2016, Archive Material (Archive). SKE57167.

Sources/Archives (15)

  • <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.
  • <15> Archive: Historic England. 2016. Archive Material.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: WHARFE FARM (Ref: EI 15581) (EKE4375)

Record last edited

Oct 16 2024 10:49AM