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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SE 1058 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Hard or base of an old sea wall, near Shornemead Fort |
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Summary
Near Shornemead Fort, a hard or the base of an old sea wall? Consists of a curvilinear bank of stones/small boulders retained by vertical wooden stakes.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 69432 74875 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SE |
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| Parish: | SHORNE, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARD? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Large curvilinear bank of stones/small boulders retained by vertical wooden stakes on river side. In the seacliff behind the feature is a wooden plank visible in the section, about 0.26m below the surface. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
