Exploring Kent's Past

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Monument details

Summary

A number of Groynes are visible on later 19th and early 20th century OS maps of Dover. On the OS First Edition 8 of these groynes (which are designed to decrease erosion and drift) are visible between East Cliffe and Wellington Dock. (location accurate to the nearest 10m based on available information)

Monument Types

• GROYNE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1865 AD? to 1952 AD)

Full description

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A number of Groynes are visible on later 19th and early 20th century OS maps of Dover. On the OS First Edition 8 of these groynes (which are designed to decrease erosion and drift) are visible between East Cliffe and Wellington Dock. The location and number of groynes varies on later editions, with the removal of a number of them at the western end of the waterfront and a concentration at the eastern end by the Fourth Edition. Groynes are still visible on the modern mapping, but it is likely that these are modern. (1-4)

<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.

<2> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.

<3> Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

<4> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.

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