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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1238
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Remains of a small sailing vessel, Sharfleet Saltings

Summary

Remains of a small clinker built sailing vessel, Sharfleet Saltings.


Grid Reference:TQ 86101 72045
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:UPCHURCH, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • WRECK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The remains of a small clinker built sailing vessel. Consists of mast step and small ribs, copper fastenings visible as well as a possible keel. Vessel is flat bottomed. Very little of the boat remains above the creek bed. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.