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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NW 1147 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Slipway, by Kemsley Marshes |
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Summary
Concrete slipway on the Swale with large wooden beams for berthing vessels.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 92456 66741 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NW |
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| Parish: | SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SLIPWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Concrete slipway with large wooden beams enclosing v-shaped wooden structure held together by large iron bolts. The structure provided support for bottom of hull and shallow keels. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
