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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 06 NW 17 |
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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 nine earth mounds on the Harty Marshes, representing the remains of medieval salt workings. A large number of such mounds are found in the salt water creeks of the Isles of Sheppey and Harty, and also at Seasalter.
Grid Reference: | TR 005 667 |
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Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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One of a group of nine salt-working mounds on the Harty Marshes. Published 25" survey revised. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) (TR 00646701) Medieval Saltworks (NR) (TR 00566670) Medieval Saltworks (NR) Isles of Sheppey and Harty: The salt water creeks of these isles contain a large number of mounds similar to those at Seasalter (TR 06 SE 6). They represent the remains of medieval salt working (3). Additional reference (4,5) and site photographs (6-11). Historic England archive 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 17 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5257.
<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9529.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9597.
<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9598.
<9> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10350.
<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10419.
<11> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11362.
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: #40419 Saltern, ] |
<4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 17 - September, 1963. |
<5> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
<6> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3176. print. |
<7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4179. print. |
<8> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4181. print. |
<9> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 7. print. |
<10> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 192. print. |
<11> | Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ9767/2. print. |