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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1174
Type of record:Monument
Name:Romano-British saltern

Summary

Romano-British saltern


Grid Reference:TQ 88357 70211
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:IWADE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • SALTERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD (at some time))
Protected Status:Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Romano-British saltworking site, Chetney Marshes, Iwade

Full description

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Bricketage, Romano-British pottery and bone indicates a Romano-British saltworking site. The finds are located near the high water mark and appear to be eroding out of the adjacent cliff (1).


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot).