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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 NW 1147
Type of record:Monument
Name:Wooden stakes on foreshore by Cliffe Creek, Cliffe

Summary

Angled wooden stakes of probable post medieval or modern date on foreshore by Cliffe Creek. Remains of a jetty? Identified during a survey in 2005.


Grid Reference:TQ 70822 77202
Map Sheet:TQ77NW
Parish:CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • STRUCTURE? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD (at some time))

Full description

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Row of five angled (towards water) stakes running parallel to the foreshore. They seem to have triangular or squared in section (though this might be a result of abrasion?). Length approximately 1.5m. Stakes approximately 0.1m x 0.05m, 0.15m high. One single stake in front of the row. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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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<1>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.