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The saltern 260 metres south-east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island, is a Roman salt-working site located within the Essex marshlands. The site represents the systematic exploitation of coastal salt resources during the Roman period, when such installations were integral to the province's economy and food preservation industries. Salt production at this location would have involved the controlled evaporation of seawater in shallow tanks or pans, a process requiring considerable infrastructure and labour organisation. The monument's survival and archaeological designation testify to the importance of Roman salt production in the Thames estuary region.
Roman saltern 260m south east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019038. View the official record →
The saltern 260 metres south-east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island, is a Roman salt-working site located within the Essex marshlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019038.
Roman saltern 260m south east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island 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 1019038.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 170m south west of the junction of Cedar Road and West Crescent (1 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m east of Northwick Farm (1.7 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Sandpit Hill (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman saltern 260m south east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Roman saltern 260m south east of Great Russell Head Farm, Canvey Island stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.