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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 SE 1168 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Vertical anti landing stakes? Hoo Island, Hoo St. Werburgh |
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Summary
Staggered rows of long vertical stakes were identified at Hoo Island during a 2004 coastal survey. These stakes may have been used as a defensive obstruction to prevent vessels from landing.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 78211 70578 |
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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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Staggered rows of long vertical stakes, possibly to stop vessels from landing. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
