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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1164 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible defensive obstruction, by Hoo Fort, Hoo St. Werburgh |
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Summary
A possible defensive obstruction was identified by Hoo Fort, Hoo Island, during a 2004 coastal survey. The remains comprised rows of vertical stakes and stone boulders apparently positioned between them.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 79632 70309 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- DEFENCE WORK? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full description
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Approximately 5m wide, 6 rows of vertical stakes just in front on the fort in alignment. Continues on from TQ 77 SE 1025. Large stones in between the rows of stakes. Possibly an anti-landing, defensive structure. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
