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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1110 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Salt mound, Isle of Harty |
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Summary
Salt mound (one of a group of four); poss same as WX18003
Grid Reference: | TR 0358 6945 |
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Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Unknown date)
- SALT WORKS (date conjectural, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Medieval salt mounds |
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Full description
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One of a group of four salt-working mounds on the Leysdown Marshes. Published 25" survey correct. (For salt-working on Sheppey see TR 97 SW 6). (1) Four mounds at TR 03606942 O3796922 O3936928 and 03936946. (2) Isles of Sheppey and Harty: The salt water creeks of these isles contain a large number of mounds similar to those excavated at Seasalter (TR 06 SE 6). They represent the remains of medieval salt working (3) For site in context with others in inter-tidal zone, see (4). Additional references (5-6). Photographs (7-9).
<1> F1 CFW 05-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42444.
<2> AP (RAF 2322 FO350 3.12.57 (OS Card Reference). SKE34091.
<3> Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279. (OS Card Reference). SKE35683.
<4> Department of Archaeology, University of Reading, 1994, Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent, p 32 (Unpublished document). SWX9353.
<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<6> Field report for monument TR 06 NW 6 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5246.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9503.
<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9504.
<9> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9592.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-SEP-63. |
<2> | OS Card Reference: AP (RAF 2322 FO350 3.12.57. |
<3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279.. |
<4> | Unpublished document: Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. 1994. Inter-tidal archaeology in Kent. p 32. |
<5> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
<6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 6 - September, 1963. |
<7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3075. print. |
<8> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3077. print. |
<9> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4165. print. |