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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 NE 5
Type of record:Monument
Name:Medieval salt mound

Summary

3 mounds in Eastchurh Marshes. Probably medieval salt workings.


Grid Reference:TQ 9978 6891
Map Sheet:TQ96NE
Parish:EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • SALT WORKS (SALT WORKS, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (between) to 1900 AD (between))

Full description

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One of a group of three salt-working mounds on the Eastchurch Marshes centred TQ 996 689. Published 25" survey correct. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6].(1) (Name centred at TQ 99096888) Medieval Salt Workings (NAT) (2). Additional reference and site photograph (3,4).


<1> F1 CFW 04-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42424.

<2> OS 6" 1967 (OS Card Reference). SKE48375.

<3> Field report for monument TQ 96 NE 5 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4857.

<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9589.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>XYOS Card Reference: F1 CFW 04-SEP-63. [Mapped feature: #34851 Salterns, ]
<2>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1967.
<3>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 96 NE 5 - September, 1963.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4159. print.