Monument record MWX43136 - Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley

A saltmound of medieval or post-medieval date is visible as an earthwork on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photography [1]. The mound is kidney-shaped in plan and measures 19m (N-S) x 35m (E-W) and is seahorse-shaped in plan. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that this feature has since been levelled [2]. The precise date of the features is unclear but they are likely to be medieval in date. The feature was not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 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> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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.