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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 413 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of 'ancient harbour' marked on 1st edition Ordnance Survey map |
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Summary
The first edition of the Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (1862-1875) shows an "ancient harbour (portions of vessels found here)". The site is located by a finger of tidal flats deposits that may represent the former extent of the Wantsum Channel.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3023 6452 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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The first edition of the Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (1862-1875) shows an annotation "ancient harbour (portions of vessels found here)" approximately 800m west of Minster The site is located on a finger of tidal flats depoists that may represent the former extent of the Wantsum Channel.(1)
<1> Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |
