Monument record MWX43135 - Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley

Summary

A saltmound of probable medieval or post-medieval date is visible as a soilmark on 1940s aerial photography.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 24562 62707 (87m by 74m)
Map sheet TR26SW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish WICKHAMBREAUX, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A saltmound of medieval or post-medieval date is visible as a soilmark on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photography [1]. It is elongated and irregularly-shaped in plan, measuring 100m (NW-SE) x 30m (NE-SW). The precise date of the features is unclear but they are likely to be medieval in date. This site was visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [2] and the Ordnance Survey 1939 edition [3].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [4].

This is likely to be one of the 16 saltmounds referred to in TR 26 SW 5.


<2> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1939/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<4> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1928-1947. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947. 1939/1:2500.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <4> Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (16)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Jul 29 2016 2:53PM