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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1165 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Derelict iron barge, Hoo Fort |
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Summary
Derelict iron barge parallel to the shoreline by Hoo Fort, Hoo Island, modern.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 79724 70302 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77SE |
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| Parish: | HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Position of this barge and another close barge suggests also used as shoreline protection, possibly contemporary with the fort. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
