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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 77 NW 1137 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Lines of round wooden posts parallel to the sea wall at Higham Saltings |
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Summary
Long rows of stakes by Higham Saltings, some running parallel to the sea wall, and extending for 40m one row shows some evidence of horizontal cross timbers
| Grid Reference: | TQ 70889 75674 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ77NW |
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| Parish: | HIGHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- STRUCTURE? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Long rows of stakes, some running parallel to the sea wall, and extending for 40m. There are lines perpendicular to the shore at either end. The one at the west end makes a L -shape, these piles are rounded, and 0.1m in diameter. The eastern row show some evidence of horizontal cross timbers. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
