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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 87 SE 1215 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Possible wreck site, Sharpness Saltings |
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Summary
Iron fittings from a wreck site. Their position on the mudbank suggest the outline of a vessel, Sharpness Saltings.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 85395 71905 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ87SE |
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| Parish: | UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Iron fittings from a wreck or abandoned vessel, the position of the fittings on the foreshore suggests a vessel lies here though the hull has decayed away. A possible anchor chain, hawse pipes and knees lie to the Northwest while a possible rudder fitting lies c. 30m to the SE. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
