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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1122 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wooden piles, on foreshore by Cliffe Fort, Cliffe |
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Summary
Squared wooden piles in the foreshore by Cliffe Fort. May be part of groyne structures or a timber jetty. Identified during a survey in 2005.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 70637 76596 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GROYNE? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD (between))
Full description
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Squared wooden piles in the foreshore up to 0.75m high, 0.2m x 0.2m. They may be part of groyne structures or a timber jetty? One line of four piles is parallel to river, and there are at least five more running into the river 4-5m to the south and a cluster of seven more piles with concrete to the north about 40m away. They may be part of the defences of the fort? (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
