Monument record TQ 67 SE 294 - Earthwork of a mound in Shorne

A mound is visable as a earthwork in aerial photos from 2003 in Shorne. It is 13m and consists of a single circular earth mound. (1)

The earthwork of a possible medieval or post medieval windmill mound can be seen on Shorne Hill on aerial photographs taken in 1951. This circular mound, which measures 13m in diameter, has traces of a ditch on the southern side and a depression at its centre. It s situated almost 40m to the north of the remains of the mid to late-18th century Shorne Windmill (NMR 413763) at TQ 6893 7130. This earthwork was mapped from aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.(2)

<1> Kent County Council, 1987-, Kent County Council: holding record (Miscellaneous Material). SKE59004.

<2> RAF, 1951, NMR RAF 540/636 3004-3005 3-DEC-1951 (Photograph). SKE58424.