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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SW 1124
Type of record:Monument
Name:Building debris, Bishop Saltings, Gillingham

Summary

A substantial amount of ceramic building material on the foreshore at Bishop Saltings. Possibly derived from Beer House which once stood nearby, or also may be a collapsed sea wall. Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.


Grid Reference:TQ 81001 70698
Map Sheet:TQ87SW
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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A substantial amount of Post-medieval ceramic building material on foreshore forming collapsed sea defences [?]. The material may have derived from Beer House. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.