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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1113 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible wooden pier/quay, Higham Saltings |
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Summary
Two parallel lines of vertical wooden piles at Higham Saltings, possibly the remains of a pier?
| Grid Reference: | TQ 70129 75357 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- QUAY? (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Two parallel lines of wooden vertical piles, each line consists of two or three rows of piles. Most are rounded 0.1m - 0.15m in diameter. Some are squared or made of thick planks. Over all the structure is about 5m x 25m. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
