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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1122 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | salt mound, Isle of harty |
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Summary
salt mound, Isle of harty
| Grid Reference: | TR 0132 6830 |
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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: Salt workings |
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Full description
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One of four salt-working mounds on the Harty Marshes. Published 25" survey revised. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) Two large mounds, poss salt works, at 01316827 and 01326831. (2) Three mounds part of a group of five. Two mounds not visible, plotted at TR 01156752,01316772, 01396804. (3) 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 (4). Additional references (5,6). Photograph (7).
<1> F1 CFW 05-SEP-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42444.
<2> AP (RAF 5921 FO228 16.9.63) (OS Card Reference). SKE34115.
<3> AP (RAF 2322 FO350 3.12.57) (OS Card Reference). SKE34092.
<4> Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279. (OS Card Reference). SKE35683.
<5> Field report for monument TR 06 NW 11 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5251.
<6> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9597.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 05-SEP-63. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: AP (RAF 5921 FO228 16.9.63). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: AP (RAF 2322 FO350 3.12.57). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279.. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 11 - September, 1963. |
| <6> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4179. print. |
