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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 NW 1156
Type of record:Monument
Name:Very loose scatter of stakes on foreshore by Redham Mead, Cliffe

Summary

Very loose scatter of wooden stakes, apparently to block the former mouth of the small creek by Redham Mead. Identified during a survey in 2005.


Grid Reference:TQ 70961 77642
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))

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Very loose scatter of wooden stakes, apparently to block the former mouth of the small creek, now blocked by the concrete sea wall. Former attempt at winning land? Stakes do not look very old. Height up to 0.4m, diameter about 0.05m-0.06m, partly squared about 150m total length, curved. (1)


<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

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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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.