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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SW 1112 |
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| Type of record: | Landscape |
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| Name: | Peat deposit, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham |
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Summary
Extensive foreshore peat deposit, Bishop Saltings. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey but no artefacts were recovered.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 81487 70646 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SW |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FEATURE (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
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Extensive foreshore peat deposit on the SW side of Bishop Saltings. The peat comprises of a dark brown fibrous clay. (1)
Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.
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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report. |
