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Monument details

HER Number:TR 07 SW 1082
Type of record:Monument
Name:Four squared wooden posts on foreshore, Leysdown-on-Sea

Summary

Four squared wooden posts forming a square feature on foreshore, Leysdown-on- Sea. The possible remains of a navigation marker or possiblya dolphin.


Grid Reference:TR 04591 70087
Map Sheet:TR07SW
Parish:LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • DOLPHIN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Four large square timbers, each 0.3m by 0.3m, forming a square feature about 3m x 3m, standing 0.1m-0.15m high, it may be the remains of a navigation marker or possibly the dolphin recorded to the west? (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.