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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 86 NE 1005 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | C1st salt winning area with brine pits |
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Summary
C1st salt winning area with brine pits, firing area and ditch feature.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 8560 6925 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ86NE |
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| Parish: | UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SALT WORKS (early to mid 1st century, Roman - 43 AD to 100 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: A number of Roman pottery kilns and salt working sites identified by aerial photography, survey and surface collection |
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Full description
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Substantial early to mid 1st century salt winning area with 4 firing areas with brine pits adjoining ditch feature (likely natural) with debris and peat.
<1> Upchurch Archaeological Research Group, 1999, Medway Estuary, site locations and summary., Upchurch Arch Res Grp (Unpublished document). SWX9337.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Upchurch Archaeological Research Group. 1999. Medway Estuary, site locations and summary.. Upchurch Arch Res Grp. |
