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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1123 |
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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
Wooden piles, by Cliffe Fort. Probably part of the sea defences of the fort, now under a modern jetty. Identified during a survey in 2005.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 70589 76653 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEA DEFENCES? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD (between))
Full description
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Upright wooden piles, rectangular in section, following shoreline in two visible lines. They are in the rubble of the sea wall, and are probably part of the sea defences of the fort, now exposed to 1.5m high. They are 0.1m x 0.3m in section. They lie under a modern jetty. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
