Monument record MCC8127 - Red Hill, west of Bonner's Saltings, Peldon.

Summary

Red hill (saltern) RH 121, west of Bonner's Saltings, Peldon.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 004 151 (92m by 89m)
Map sheet TM01NW
County ESSEX
Civil Parish PELDON, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Red hill, several acres of reclaimed marsh now spread with red earth.<3><4>

Extent of red hill mapped as part of the NMP update August 2009.<5>-<8>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> DESC TEXT: unknown. 1960 0nwards. SMR form unknown.
  • <2> DESC TEXT: Rodwell, Warwick J. 1979. Iron Age and Roman Salt-winning on the Essex Coast. No.73 "Invasion & Response", Site no. 141.
  • <3> Monograph: Fawn, A.J., Evans, K.A., McMaster, I. and Davies, G.M.R.. 1990. The Red Hills of Essex. Salt-making in Antiquity.. Gazetteer Serial no. RH 121, p.58.
  • <4> AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/30/8.
  • <5> AP: Tyler, Sue. 2000. CP/00/37/14.
  • <6> Map: Ingle, CJ, Strachan, D, Tyler, S and Saunders, H. 1993-2012. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000.
  • <7> AP: UK Perspectives. 2000. Millenium photo Survey - digital coverage of the whole of Essex.
  • <8> AP: Google Earth. 2006-2014. Google Earth Online Resource. Viewed August 09.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2017 12:26PM

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