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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 NW 1121
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible slipway, Milton Creek

Summary

Parallel timbers and planking across a creek, extent suggests a possible slipway.


Grid Reference:TQ 92014 65458
Map Sheet:TQ96NW
Parish:SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • SLIPWAY? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD (at some time))

Full description

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Parallel timbers and planking across a creek with smaller planks running perpendicular under large beams and planking. A possible slipway. A graduated stepped formation down the creek of major beams is also visible. Nearly complete pot visible. Construction all wood. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.