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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 77 SE 1009
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Folly and cannon, Hoo Island, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

Folly on Folly Point, Hoo Island was marked on a chart from 1742. It was identified in a survey in 2004 with a cannon pointing out.

Grid Reference:	TQ 7973 7013
Map Sheet:	TQ77SE
Parish:	HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

FOLLY (Post Medieval - 1742 AD to 1830 AD?)

Associated Finds

CANNON (Unknown date)

Full description

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Folly marked on a chart of 1742, point at which it is situated is marked as Folly Point on later maps. (1) Seen in 2004 (with a cannon pointing out). The original position which was TQ79737013, has been updated to the present position. (2)

<1> Bryant, 1742, River Medway (Chart). SWX8091.

<2> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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>	Chart: Bryant. 1742. River Medway. chart.
<2>	Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.