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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43439 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Large mound, north of Old Haven, Sand Hills |
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Summary
A large, domed, circular mound is visible as an earthwork on 1940s aerial photographs. It is not visible on recent aerial photography and appears to have been levelled. The date and function of this feature is unclear.
| Grid Reference: | TR 35760 57586 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35NE |
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| Parish: | WORTH, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A large mound is visible as an earthwork on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. It lies 25m to the north of the course of Old Haven; it is circular, c.20m in diameter and has an almost domed appearance. The mound is not visible on recent aerial photography and appears to have been levelled [2].
The date and function of this feature is unclear. It lies in an area of historic dunes so appears unlikely to be agricultural in origin. It is unlikely to be a WWII feature as it appears well grassed-over and not fresh in the 1940s photographs.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
<1> Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory, RAF/106G/LA90 3048 4jan1945, sp3049 (Photograph). SWX15703.
<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Tile Ref; PGA_TR3557_2003-08-14 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<3> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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
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| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: Aerial Photographs held by the Channel Coastal Observatory. RAF/106G/LA90 3048 4jan1945, sp3049. |
| <2> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Tile Ref; PGA_TR3557_2003-08-14. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. |
| <3> | Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions. |
