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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1139 |
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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 mound is one of a group of nine earth mounds on the Harty marshes. These mounds are thought to be the remains of medieval salt workings,
| Grid Reference: | TR 0089 6696 |
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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 nine salt-working mounds on the Harty Marshes. Published 25' survey revised. [For salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) (TR 00646701) Medieval Saltworks (NR) (TR 00566670) Medieval Saltworks (NR) Isles of Sheppey and Harty: The salt water creeks of these isles contain a large number of mounds similar to those at Seasalter (TR 06 SE 6). They represent the remains of medieval salt working (3). Additional references (4,5). Photographs (6-11).
<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 17 - September, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE5257.
<5> RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent (Collection). SKE6557.
<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9529.
<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9597.
<8> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9598.
<9> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10350.
<10> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10419.
<11> 1978, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11362.
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> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 80 (1965) 279.. |
| <4> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 06 NW 17 - September, 1963. |
| <5> | Collection: RCHME: Sheppey salt-working mounds, Isle of Sheppey, Kent. |
| <6> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3176. print. |
| <7> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4179. print. |
| <8> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4181. print. |
| <9> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 7. print. |
| <10> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 192. print. |
| <11> | Photograph (Print): 1978. Photograph. TQ9767/2. print. |
