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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SW 1110
Type of record:Monument
Name:Bee Ness Jetty, disused oil jetty, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

Start of disused jetty, used to carry oil from tankers to power station. Bee Ness, between Humble Bee Creek and East Hoo creek. Identified during 2004 and 2005 surveys but not accessible.


Grid Reference:TQ 81978 73523
Map Sheet:TQ87SW
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • JETTY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 2050 AD?)
  • PIPELINE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD? to 2050 AD?)

Full description

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Start of disused jetty used to carry oil from tankers to power station. In a state of advanced structural decay. No access was available for further inspection. (1). Attempt was made to inspect the jetty, but it is closed off and locked. The jetty is clearly not safe and in a state of collapse. (2)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.
<2>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.