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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 14 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Salt mound, Isle of Harty |
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Summary
This is one of a group of three earth mounds on the Harty Marshes. These mounds are the remains of salt workings and are thought to be medieval. The Isles of Harty and Sheppey contain a large number of such mounds, and some have been excavated at Seasalter.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0336 6729 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SALT WORKS (date conjectural, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Salt workings |
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Full description
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One of a group of three salt-working mounds on the Harty Marshes. Published 25" survey correct. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) (TR 03236735) Medieval Saltworks (NR) 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). Additional reference (4,5) and site photographs (6,7). Historic England arcjhive material: AF0926057 RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent The Roman and medieval salt mounds were surveyed by RCHME Cambridge in July 1994, as part of the East Thames Corridor Project.Contents : 2 plans, 1 sheet of profiles, report, 27 field record forms, 5 traverse recording formsCondition : INTACT
<1> F1 CFW 05-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42444.
<2> OS 1:10000 1984 (OS Card Reference). SKE48170.
<3> Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279. (OS Card Reference). SKE35683.
<4> Field report for monument TR 06 NW 14 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5254.
<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9596.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9595.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-SEP-63. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1984. |
| <3>XY | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279.. [Mapped feature: #40416 saltern, ] |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 14 - September, 1963. |
| <5> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4177. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4175. print. |
