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Monument details

HER Number:TR 26 NE 1001
Type of record:Maritime
Name:'Cement Barges'

Summary

Remains of two wooden vessels c200m east of Coldharbour.


Grid Reference:TR 257 693
Map Sheet:TR26NE
Parish:ST NICHOLAS AT WADE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

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

Full description

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The remains of two wooden vessels are situated on the beach c200m east of Coldharbour. Known as the 'Cement Barges', though both have 'V' hulls. The westerly wreck retains its stone ballast. (1)


<1> Trust For Thanet Archaeology, 1991, Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver (Unpublished document). SWX7082.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Unpublished document: Trust For Thanet Archaeology. 1991. Intertidal Zone Minnis Bay-Reculver.