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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 96 SW 1048
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Unidentified remains of three barges, Milton Creek

Summary

Unidentified remains of three barges in Milton Creek.


Grid Reference:TQ 91472 64856
Map Sheet:TQ96SW
Parish:SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • WRECK (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Unidentified remains of three barges. Photographs (1,2). In 2004, one barge with its hull shape was still visible with some planking exposed, and the remains of two further hull structures were visible alongside wharf, both highly fragmented. The vessels' shape and size not clear. (3)


<1> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9543.

<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9542.

<3> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document).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): 1946. Photograph. 3228. print.
<2>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3230. print.
<3>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.