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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1213
Type of record:Monument
Name:Wooden stakes, Sharpness Saltings

Summary

Row of vertical wooden stakes of both roundwood and sawn timber. Possibly a revetment, Sharpness Saltings.


Grid Reference:TQ 85779 71825
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • REVETMENT? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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Row of vertical wooden stakes of both roundwood and sawn timber. The roundwood is c. 100mm in diameter the sawn timber measures c.0.25m X 0.1m. They survive to a height of 0.45M. Possibly a former revetment. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.