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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 86 NW 1127
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible medieval fishtrap, Nor Marsh, Gillingham

Summary

Parallel rows of wooden stakes and possible wattling. Is this the remains of a medieval fishtrap? Identified during a 2004 coastal survey.


Grid Reference:TQ 82114 69580
Map Sheet:TQ86NW
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

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Fish trap comprising the remains of four parallel rows of wooden stakes with evidence of wattling within. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

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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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.