Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

Salt pans first visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition and also visible on the Ordnance Survey 1946 edition. The earlier mapping labelled an area to the E as salt pans, while an area to the W was wooded. The later mapping recorded the W area as containing salt pans, though the E area also appeared to contain similar features. The site was seen to be in use as an oil storage depot in 2007. It was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

Monument Types

• SALT PAN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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Salt pans first visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [1] and also visible on the Ordnance Survey 1946 edition [2]. The earlier mapping labelled an area to the E as salt pans, while an area to the W was wooded. The later mapping recorded the W area as containing salt pans, though the E area also appeared to contain similar features. The site was seen to be in use as an oil storage depot on Google Earth photography taken in 2007 [3]. It was given a monument polygon during historic mapping enhancement as part of Phase 1 of the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1928-1947, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 4th edition 1928-1947, 1946/1:2500 (Map). Ske12644.

<3> Google Earth, EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-MAY-2007 ACCESSED 17-JAN-2011 (Graphic material). SWX15704.

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