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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 NE 1062
Type of record:Monument
Name:Wooden stakes on foreshore by Blyth Sands, High Halstow

Summary

Several solitary rectangular stakes at Blyth Sands, possibly the remains of support for a seawall. The date of these stake or any overlying defensive structure is unknown.


Grid Reference:TQ 75883 79304
Map Sheet:TQ77NE
Parish:HIGH HALSTOW, MEDWAY, KENT

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Several solitary rectangular stakes lying beneath each other, distance between them varies from 1.5m to several metres, 0.14m high, diameter 0.02m-0.03m. Possibly the support of a seawall? (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.