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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 57 NE 1083 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Hard, Swanscombe Marshes |
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Summary
Possible hard or remains of a wharf by Swanscombe Marshes. There is evidence of a plank frontage/retaining wall.
Location accurate to 2m based on available information
| Grid Reference: | TQ 59671 75654 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ57NE |
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| Parish: | SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARD? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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A possible hard, or remains of a wharf in a small bay on foreshore. It is about 20m long and vertical piles and stakes are visible 4-5m shoreward. The area contains lots of chalk rubble and debris. The timbers are squared 0.1m x 0.1m, some cross timbers are visible, and there is evidence of a plank frontage/retaining wall. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
