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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43179 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Saltmound south-west of Pluck's Gutter |
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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 may have been levelled.
| Grid Reference: | TR 26672 63040 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26SE |
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| Parish: | ASH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SALTERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
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A sub-circular earthwork, interpreted as a saltmound of probable medieval date, is visible on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photography [1]. The mound measures 26m in diameter. Examination of modern aerial photographs indicates that this feature may have been levelled [2]. It was not visible on the Ordnance Survey 1877 edition [3].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [4].
<2> Google Earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897, 1877/1:2500 (Map). SWX11831.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<4> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 | | <2> | Graphic material: Google Earth. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. 1877/1:2500. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. |
| <4> | Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions. |
