Monument record MWX43142 - Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 24549 63063 (172m by 97m) |
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Map sheet | TR26SW |
County | KENT |
District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
Civil Parish | WICKHAMBREAUX, CANTERBURY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
A saltmound and linear features, both of probable medieval or post-medieval date, are visible as an earthwork on 1940s RAF aerial photography [1]. The mound is kidney-shaped in plan and measures 143m (E-W) x 63m (N-S). The linear features are composed of a ditch and bank running between extant field drains at the western end of the mound. They are initially aligned NW-SE and run for 40m before turning through a right angle at the saltmound and running for a further 45m aligned NE-SW. The bank flanks the eastern side of the ditch and appears to partially overlie the saltmound. It is not clear whether these features derive from drainage related to salt production or are boundary features. Examination of modern aerial photographs suggests the earthwork elements of the features have now been plough-levelled [2]. The precise date of the features is unclear but they are likely to be medieval in date. The features were 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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <2> SWX15704 Graphic material: Google Earth.
- <3> SWX11831 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500.
- <4> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
- <4> SWX15705 Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (16)
- Parent of: Possible saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43145)
- Parent of: Probable saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43143)
- Parent of: Probable saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43146)
- Parent of: Probable saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43147)
- Parent of: Salt extraction site, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43149)
- Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43144)
- Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43148)
- Part of: Salt-working mounds (Monument) (TR 26 SW 5)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43125)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43135)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43136)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43137)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43138)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43139)
- Part of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43140)
- Part of: Two probable saltmounds, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) (MWX43134)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Aug 13 2013 4:05PM