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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1235
Type of record:Monument
Name:Rows of wooden stakes, Burntwick Island

Summary

At least two parallel rows of squared stakes, possibly the remains of a revetment, Burntwick Island.


Grid Reference:TQ 85683 72538
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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At least two parallel rows of squared stakes survive to a height of 0.15m, probably representing a former revetment following the line of the embayment (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.