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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1107 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Salt mound, Leysdown Marshes, Isle of harty |
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Summary
Salt mound, Leysdown Marshes, Isle of harty
| Grid Reference: | TR 0309 6958 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Unknown date)
- SALT WORKS ( date conjectural, Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Cropmark of Medieval salt mound, Leysdown Marshes, Isle of Harty |
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Full description
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One of a group of eight salt-working mounds on the Leysdown Marshes. Published 25" survey correct.
[For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6]. (1) TR 029694. Five mounds, three of which were part of group marked `(5)'. Two of the original group were not apparent but two new mounds were added. TR 02656942, TR 02816933, TR 02846935, TR 02986960, TR 03096959. (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 references (4,5). Photographs (6,7).
<1> F1 CFW 05-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42444.
<2> AP (RAF 3222 FO 350; 3.12.57) (OS Card Reference). SKE34094.
<3> Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279. (OS Card Reference). SKE35683.
<4> Field report for monument TR 06 NW 5 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5245.
<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9504.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9592.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-SEP-63. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: AP (RAF 3222 FO 350; 3.12.57). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279.. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 5 - September, 1963. |
| <5> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3077. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4165. print. |
