TR 06 NW 1135 - Salt mound, Isle of Harty, Leysdown

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Monument record TR 06 NW 1135 - Salt mound, Isle of Harty, Leysdown

Summary

This mound is one of a group of nine earth mounds on the Harty marshes. These mounds are thought to be the remains of medieval salt workings.

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Grid reference	TR 0036 6678 (point)
Map sheet	TR06NW
County	KENT
District	SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish	LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

SALT WORKS (date conjecture, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full Description

One of a group of nine salt-working mounds on the Harty Marshes. Published 25" survey revised. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) (TR 00646701) Medieval Saltworks (NR) (TR 00566670) Medieval Saltworks (NR) Isles of Sheppey and Harty: The salt water creeks of these isles contain a large number of mounds similar to those at Seasalter (TR 06 SE 6). They represent the remains of medieval salt working (3). Additional references (4,5). Photographs (6-11).

<1> F1 CFW 05-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42444.

<2> OS 1:10000 1984 (OS Card Reference). SKE48170.

<3> Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279. (OS Card Reference). SKE35683.

<4> Field report for monument TR 06 NW 17 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5257.

<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.

<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9529.

<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9597.

<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9598.

<9> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10350.

<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10419.

<11> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11362.

Sources/Archives (11)

<1> SKE42444 OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-SEP-63.
<2> SKE48170 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1984.
<3> SKE35683 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279..
<4> SKE5257 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 17 - September, 1963.
<5> SKE6557 Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
<6> SWX9529 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3176. print.
<7> SWX9597 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4179. print.
<8> SWX9598 Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4181. print.
<9> SWX10350 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 7. print.
<10> SWX10419 Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 192. print.
<11> SWX11362 Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ9767/2. print.

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Record last edited

Mar 20 2018 4:41PM