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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 NW 1063 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wooden stakes in the bank of Crayford Creek |
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Summary
Vertical roundwood stakes in parallel lines adjacent to the creek edge in Crayford Creek. They may be related to the embankment of the creek, for land reclamation or flood defence?
| Grid Reference: | TQ 53624 75988 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57NW |
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| Parish: | DARTFORD, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEA DEFENCES? (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
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Vertical roundwood stakes in parallel lines adjacent to the creek edge, by the confluence with Darent Creek numerous dense horizontal round stakes jutting out of creek bank. There is another alignment further down the creek edge, which runs into the creek at an angle. 1m x 30m It may be related to the embankment of the creek, for land reclamation or flood. defence? (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
