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Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm is a salt-making installation located on Seasalter Level in Kent, part of a group of six medieval salterns in the area. The site represents the remains of evaporative salt production undertaken during the medieval period, when coastal marshlands such as Seasalter Level were extensively exploited for salt manufacture to meet regional demand for this essential commodity. Salterns of this type typically comprised shallow tanks or ponds where seawater or brackish water was allowed to evaporate, leaving behind crystallised salt that could be harvested and processed. The survival of these monuments on the low-lying marshy terrain of Seasalter Level provides important archaeological evidence for the organisation and location of medieval industrial activity in Kent.
Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012968. View the official record →
Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm is a salt-making installation located on Seasalter Level in Kent, part of a group of six medieval salterns in the area. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012968.
Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012968.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval saltern 700m NNE of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level (0.2 km), Medieval saltern 950m north east of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level (0.6 km), Medieval saltern 1.15km north east of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level (0.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Medieval saltern 800m north of Monkshill Farm, one of a group of six on Seasalter Level stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.