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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NW 1137 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Chalk hard, Ferry Reach |
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Summary
Chalk hard, Ferry Reach.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 91620 68965 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NW |
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| Parish: | IWADE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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A chalk hard with vertical wooden timbers, of the kind used to service Thames barges at low water. Chalk rubble spread over a wide are to create a firm landing place and vertical timbers perhaps as a form of revetment or means of containing the chalk. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
