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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 1136
Type of record:Landscape
Name:Peat deposits, Hoo Flats, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

A small area of peat exposed on the foreshore at Hoo Flats. Identified during a 2004 survey; eroding material suggests the peat to be at least 0.2m deep. There were no associated finds.


Grid Reference:TQ 79101 71415
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

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Small area of peat exposed on the foreshore, observations of eroding material suggest it is at least 0.2m deep. Fibrous peat, no associated finds. Cut in places by bait digging. (1)


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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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

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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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.