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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 NE 1078 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wooden structure, possibly the remains of a wharf, on foreshore by Swanscombe Marshes |
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Summary
Vertical wooden piles and large horizontal beams by Swanscombe Marshes. It may be the remains of a wharf.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
| Grid Reference: | TQ 59537 75552 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57NE |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WHARF? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Vertical wooden piles and large horizontal beams running parallel into the river for 30m. About 1m wide visible. Maybe remains of a wharf structure? There is lots of modern rubbish on foreshore mostly tile and brick etc. (1)
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
<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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
