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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SW 1103
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Remains of two boats, Stoke Creek

Summary

Remains of two wrecks, Stoke Saltings.


Grid Reference:TQ 82881 74794
Map Sheet:TQ87SW
Parish:STOKE, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • WRECK (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Two vessels lying at the side of a creek in Stoke Saltings. Both have stem facing to south east. One smaller wreck is lying over the larger wreck. Smaller craft is clinker built with copper rivets. Larger craft has rounded stern. Both have some iron fittings. The larger wreck has a rounded fish tail shape timber on the horizontal plane towards the base of the stern.(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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.