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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 NE 109
Type of record:Maritime
Name:Unknown Barge, Yantlett Creek

Summary

Remains of an unidentified barge in Yantlett Creek


Grid Reference:TQ 8557 7806
Map Sheet:TQ87NE
Parish:ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • WRECK (Date unknown, visible 1961, Modern - 1961 AD to 1961 AD (pre))

Full description

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Method of Fix: Aerial Photograph Interpretation Photograph Number: KCC 1961 Line 3: 6930 Method of Fix: Aerial Photograph Interpretation Photograph Number: KCC 1985 Line 5: 0173 See also NMR no. TQ 87 NE 95 The outline of a single barge is just visible. It can be seen in the mud of the 1961 photograph, and an indiscenible feature can be seen in the same position on the 1985 survey. The Society for Spritsail Barge Research record only one barge in this creek. (1) Not visible during the 2005 coastal survey, it may be buried in the mud or been removed or simply incorrectly located in the record (2)


<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

Sources and further reading

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<2>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.