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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 86 NW 1131
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible fishtrap, Nor Marsh, Gillingham

Summary

Ten vertical wooden posts and evidence of wattling; possible fishtrap remains. Found at Nor Marsh during a 2004 coastal survey.


Grid Reference:TQ 81837 69826
Map Sheet:TQ86NW
Parish:GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT

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Row of 10 vertical roundwood posts with wattling evident on landward side. The whole structure is c. 2.5m long and 0.5m wide. Possibly a fishtrap. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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

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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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.