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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1120 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Salt mound, Isle of Harty, Leysdown |
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Summary
One of four earth mounds on the Harty Marshes. These mounds are thought to be the remains of medieval salt workings.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0080 6784 |
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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)
Full description
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One of a group of four salt-working mounds on the Harty Marshes. Published 25" survey revised. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) Three mounds visible plotted at TR 00826781 00826805 and 00896806. (2, 3) ) Isles of Sheppey and Harty: The salt water creeks of these isles contain a large number of mound similar to those excavated at Seasalter (TR 06 SE 6). They represent the remains of medieval salt working (4). Additional references (5, 6). Photographs (7, 8).
<1> F1 CFW 05-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42444.
<2> Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1984 1: 10 000 (Map). SKE13310.
<3> AP (RAF 2322 FO352 3.12.57 RAF 5921 FO228 16.9.63 (OS Card Reference). SKE34093.
<4> Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279. (OS Card Reference). SKE35683.
<5> Field report for monument TR 06 NW 10 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5250.
<6> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9597.
<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9598.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-SEP-63. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1984 1: 10 000. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: AP (RAF 2322 FO352 3.12.57 RAF 5921 FO228 16.9.63. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279.. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 10 - September, 1963. |
| <6> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4179. print. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4181. print. |
