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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 96 NE 1077 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Old wharf, Conyer Creek |
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Summary
Two large squared timbers with iron fittings, ten metres apart, are visible mostly under the sea wall at Conyer Creek. A third timber is visible thirty metres to the south. These are a probably the remains of an old wharf in Conyer Creek.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 96160 65544 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ96NE |
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| Parish: | TEYNHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WHARF (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Two large squared timbers 10m apart with iron fittings at side of the creek, each 1.5m high, 0.2m x 0.2m, with derelict barges along the side, which suggests a wharf or frontage of some kind. It is mostly buried under the seawall. Remains of a third timber are visible 30m to the south which suggests an overall length of 40m for the structure. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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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| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
