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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SE 1051
Type of record:Monument
Name:Rectangular wooden post structure on foreshore by Shorne Marshes

Summary

Rectangular wooden structure consisting of two rows of slightly angled posts Shorne Marshes.


Grid Reference:TQ 68881 74779
Map Sheet:TQ67SE
Parish:SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • STRUCTURE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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A rectangular structure consisting of two rows of wooden posts on each side running from the foreshore to the water, about 2m x 15m. Posts up to 0.4m high, and 0.15m in diameter. They are abraded, and slightly angled inwards. Directly behind this structure, angled posts probably belonging to the hard running along the foreshore are visible.(1)


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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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