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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 NW 1169
Type of record:Monument
Name:Remains of a seawall on foreshore at Lower Hope Point, Cliffe

Summary

A stretch of seawall following the whole foreshore in this area by Lower Hope Point. Identified during a survey in 2005.


Grid Reference:TQ 71625 78940
Map Sheet:TQ77NW
Parish:CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • SEA DEFENCES (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD (at some time))

Full description

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Another stretch of the seawall following the whole foreshore in this area. This stretch is reinforced with a triple row of angled wooden piles and planks, up to 0.6 m high. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.