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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 NW 1142
Type of record:Findspot
Name:Possible ships timbers, Cockleshell Creek, Isle of Sheppey

Summary

In 2004, two possible ship timbers attached by an iron rivet were observed at Cockleshell Creek.


Grid Reference:TQ 94786 66999
Map Sheet:TQ96NW
Parish:MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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Two isolated pieces of timber attached by a large iron rivet. Timber is about 1m long. Possibly a ship's timber. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.