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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1073 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Unidentified mound, Roman Kiln?, Cliffe Marshes |
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Summary
A mound of indeterminant function. Identified from aerial photographs and during field surveys. The discovery of a Roman cremation group in this vicinity and a number of discoveries of Roman pottery sherds suggest this was the site of a Roman Kiln.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7410 7714 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- KILN? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Unidentified mound, perhaps Roman Kiln, 330m north west of Wharf Farm, Cliffe Marshes |
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Full description
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One of a number of similar mounds in the vicinity (B-H centred TQ 744771) average about 15. 0m.by 10.0m and 1.0 m in height.
Evans was informed that the field to the NE, centred TQ 744772, was strewn with 'Roman potsherds' but none have been preserved, and none were found during field investigation.
The presence, nearby, of a Roman cremation group (see TQ 77 NW 4), and the finds of supposed Roman sherds, suggests that this was probably the site of a Roman Kiln; The association of kilns with burials is fairly common in this region.(see TQ 77 NW 1067).
Additional references (1-9) amd site photographs (10-12).
<1> Mr L C Batchelor Wharf Farm Cliffe (OS Card Reference). SKE47397.
<2> Cant 6' (JH Evans July 1951) (OS Card Reference). SKE38485.
<3> E Geary (FI) 25-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE41520.
<4> F1 FGA 10-NOV-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42911.
<5> Inf:RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Courtsole Farm Cliffe (OS Card Reference). SKE44442.
<6> Oral: RF Hutchings (OS Card Reference). SKE48089.
<7> F2 ASP 15-AUG-66 (OS Card Reference). SKE43114.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - November, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4217.
<9> Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - August, 1966 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4218.
<10> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9443.
<11> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9448.
<12> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9863.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Mr L C Batchelor Wharf Farm Cliffe. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Cant 6' (JH Evans July 1951). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: E Geary (FI) 25-JUN-59. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 10-NOV-64. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: Inf:RF Hutchings Schoolmaster Courtsole Farm Cliffe. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: Oral: RF Hutchings. |
| <7> | OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 15-AUG-66. |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - November, 1964. |
| <9> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 77 NW 5 - August, 1966. |
| <10> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4054. print. |
| <11> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4068. print. |
| <12> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 4057. print. |
