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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NE 1 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman limekiln by Shellness Point |
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Summary
A possible Roman lime kiln or medieval salt working mound located near Shellness Point prior to 1874.
| Grid Reference: | TR 054 675 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NE |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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[Marginal] Romano-British industries, a kiln, used perhaps for burning shells instead of chalk was discovered some years prior to 1874 near Shellness Point, in the extreme east of Sheppey. (1) In the extreme east point of the Island of Sheppey, near Shellness Point, in one of those curious unaccountable mounds found in the marshes, was discovered, some years since, what I have little doubt from the description given to me of the masonry was a Roman kiln for burning the shells at Shellness for their best lime. (2) No identified. Probably a salt working mound qv. TQ 97 SW 6.(3). Additional reference (4,5) The area consists of flat yet reasonably firm mud and sands, no visible trace of this kiln it may be buried in the forshore mud. investigation of the area by the English Heritage MPP failed to locate the monument. Should it be located in the future, it should be re-assessed for scheduling at that time. (4-6)
<1> Coll Cant 1893 97 (OS Card Reference). SKE39163.
<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 128 (R F Jessup) (OS Card Reference). SKE51011.
<3> Coll Cant 1893 98 (G Payne) (OS Card Reference). SKE39164.
<4> F1 CFW 29.08.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42806.
<5> Field report for monument TR 06 NE 1 - August, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5239.
<6> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 97. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 128 (R F Jessup). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Coll Cant 1893 98 (G Payne). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 29.08.63. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NE 1 - August, 1963. |
| <6>XY | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. [Mapped feature: #40401 limekiln, ] |
