Salt working mounds in the Harty Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, Kent: An archaeological field survey, July 1994
Author(s): Jane Kenney
In July 1994, archaeological investigators from the RCHME’s Cambridge office undertook a large-scale survey of six salt mounds located in the Harty Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent (centred at TR 0380 6780). Work was conducted as part of RCHME’s East Thames Corridor Project. Ninety-nine extant salt mounds are present on Sheppey island. The RCHME surveyed the largest group comprising of four large mounds, two smaller ones and a pond. The mounds form a linear group alongside a major drainage channel, which is linked to the sea by a broader drain. Other channels were visible around the mounds, some still containing water. Damage to the mounds from rabbit burrowing is evident. This report presents descriptions, discussion and detailed measured survey drawings of the mounds, as recorded in 1994. These mounds are thought most likely to be medieval in date, but other possible origins are discussed. The site sits within the Swale National Nature Reserve, on land designated as RAMSAR (a wetland of international importance) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
- Report Number:
- 91/1994
- Series:
- RCHME
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Medieval Roman Survey Analytical Landscape Survey Saltern Earthwork
