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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 132 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Parker's wick?, Cliffe Marshes |
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Summary
Possible site of a wick (sheep farm) in Cliffe Marshes: early medieval date? The characteristic radial drainage patterns have been identified from aerial photographs but nothing further has been added by site survey.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 733 787 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Poss site of wick (marshland sheepfarm of poss EM origin) generally identified by (1). Fragments of the characteristic radial drainage pattern may be seen at TQ 734 787. An alternative site could be at TQ 739 787. Site photographs (2,3).. Wick not apparent from ground level and area is quite overgrown, record updated from some distance away as closer access is difficult. (4)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Milward and Robinson 1971 Hoo Peninsular and Mid Kent Scarplands (MacMillan) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
<2> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9633.
<3> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9779.
<4> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Milward and Robinson 1971 Hoo Peninsular and Mid Kent Scarplands (MacMillan). |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 1070. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3112. print. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
