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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 NE 1070
Type of record:Monument
Name:Wooden plank structure on foreshore by Yantlet Creek, Allhallows

Summary

Two groups of vertical rectangular planks in three concentric circles by Yantlet Creek. Each circle has an overall diameter of about 8-9 m. Function unknown. Identified during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2005.


Grid Reference:TQ 85600 78288
Map Sheet:TQ87NE
Parish:ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT

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Two groups of rectangular planks standing upright. Each group consists of three concentric circles (12 x 3 planks), with a cross-shaped gap in between. Appears quite modern, the planks are around 1.75m high,and 0.2 m x 0.12m in diameter . The two groups are about. 4-5 m apart, and each circle has an overall diameter of about. 8-9 m. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.