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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 NE 1068
Type of record:Monument
Name:Fish trap, by Peg Fleet

Summary

Many small stakes and traces of brushwood observed near Peg Fleet may be the remains of a fish trap.


Grid Reference:TQ 96093 67078
Map Sheet:TQ96NE
Parish:MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT

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Possible medieval fishtrap comprising 43 vertical stakes, 30mm diameter set at c.0.3m intervals extending c.20m in length. There are traces of woven brushwood among the verticals. The feature is aligned NE/SW. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.