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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SW 1105
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Possible briquetage, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham

Summary

Extensive deposit of either decayed post-medieval ceramic building material, or fragmentary briquetage. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.


Grid Reference:TQ 80829 70677
Map Sheet:TQ87SW
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • BRIQUETAGE? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

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Extensive deposit of either decayed post-medieval ceramic building material, or fragmentary briquetage. the material is deposited within a small embayment within the marsh along with finer particles such as shell fragments, indicating that the material is not in situ. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.