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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 1018
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Breakwater, by Short Reach

Summary

Breakwater formed by large derelict concrete (?) fuel lighters (?)

Grid Reference:TQ 77967 71090
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WRECK (Earlier than 1980, Modern - 1910 AD to 1980 AD)

Full description

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Breakwater formed by large derelict concrete (?) fuel lighters (?) photographs (1-9). Seen in 2004 although the breakwater appeared to look more like a solid construction rather than a collection of concrete vessels. Close inspection was not possible due to deep mud. (10)


<1> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11146.

<2> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11145.

<3> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11143.

<4> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11142.

<5> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11141.

<6> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11140.

<7> 1994, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX11139.

<8> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10372.

<9> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10371.

<10> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/9. print.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/8. print.
<3>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/6. print.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/5. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/4. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/3. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1994. Photograph. TQ7771/2. print.
<8>Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 58. print.
<9>Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 56. print.
<10>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.