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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43125 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley |
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Summary
A saltmound of probable medieval date is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photography. Examination of modern aerial photographs suggests it has been plough-levelled.
| Grid Reference: | TR 24431 62536 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26SW |
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| Parish: | WICKHAMBREAUX, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SALTERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Probable medieval saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley |
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Full description
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A saltmound of medieval or post-medieval date is visible as an earthwork on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photography [1-2]. The mound measures 60m (N-S) x 25m (E-W) and is seahorse-shaped in plan. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that this feature has since been levelled [3]. The precise date of the features is unclear but they are likely to be medieval in date. The feature was not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [4].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [5].
This is likely to be one of the 16 saltmounds referred to in TR 26 SW 5.
<3> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.
<4> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.
<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<5> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<5> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <3> | Graphic material: Google Earth. |
| <4> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping. |
| <5> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. |
| <5> | Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions. |
Related records
| MWX43123 | Parent of: Boundary earthworks, Wickhambreaux Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43145 | Parent of: Possible saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43143 | Parent of: Probable saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43146 | Parent of: Probable saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43147 | Parent of: Probable saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43149 | Parent of: Salt extraction site, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43135 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43136 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43137 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43138 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43139 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43140 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43142 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43144 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| MWX43148 | Parent of: Saltmound, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
| TR 26 SW 5 | Part of: Salt-working mounds (Monument) |
| MWX43134 | Part of: Two probable saltmounds, Wickhambreaux/Stourmouth Valley (Monument) |
