Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

The site of a former 19th - 20th century sheep wash recorded as Homemarsh Pounds on historic Ordnance Survey maps (1st epoch (1879) - 4th epoch (1938) ). The pound was located in the Grain Marshes on a small meander in a creek. The pound comprised a building with a fenced-off enclosure blocking the entrance to the area formed by the loop in the creek. This was site was recorded during the course of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Monument Types

• POUND (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1932 AD)
• SHEEP WASH (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 1932 AD)

Full description

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The site of a former 19th - 20th century sheep wash recorded as Homemarsh Pounds on historic Ordnance Survey maps (1st epoch (1879) - 4th epoch (1938) ). The pound was located at TQ 8693 7605 in the Grain Marshes on a small meander in a creek. The pound comprised a building with a fenced-off enclosure blocking the entrance to the area formed by the loop in the creek. This was site was recorded during the course of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1-4)

<2> Ordinance Survey, 1879, Ordnance Survey: Kent Epoch 1, 1:2500 1879 (Map). SKE55861.

<3> Ordinance Survey, 1896, Ordnance Survey: Kent Epoch 2, 1:2500 1896 (Map). SKE55862.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1908, Ordnance Survey Kent 1:2500 1908 (Map). SKE55927.

<5> OS 25" 1938 (OS Card Reference). SKE48265.

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