Monument record MWX43180 - Possible saltmounds south-west of Pluck's Gutter

Summary

Cropmarks of two saltmounds of probable medieval date are visible on 1940s aerial photography.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 26787 63020 (144m by 99m)
Map sheet TR26SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish PRESTON, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Cropmarks of interpreted as the remains of two saltmounds of probable medieval date are visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photography [1]. The easternmost is the smaller of the two and is curvilinear in plan, measuring 70m (NW-SE) x 18m (NE-SW). The westernmost is ovoid in plan and measures 90m (NNW-SSE) x 47m (ENE-WSW). The features were not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [2].

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].


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

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (4)

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 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011.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

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Jul 25 2024 8:42AM