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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 20 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Salt mound, Isle of Harty, Leysdown |
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Summary
This earth mound on the Harty Marshes represents the remains of medieval salt working. 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 0297 6724 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Undated salt working mound situated on the Harty Marshes |
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Full description
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Salt working mound situated on the Harty Marshes at TR 02976725. Surveyed at 1:2500 [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) (TR 02856723) Medieval Saltworks (NR) (2) 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 (6-8). 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 20 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5260.
<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9596.
<7> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10347.
<8> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10348.
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: #40422 saltern, ] |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 20 - September, 1963. |
| <5> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4177. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 1. print. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 3. print. |
