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Monument details

HER Number:TR 06 NE 1074
Type of record:Monument
Name:Iron posts on foreshore by Hamlet of Shellness

Summary

Iron posts on the edge of foreshore by the Hamlet of Shellness, spread over a wide area to form what is possibly a rounded structure.


Grid Reference:TR 05173 69602
Map Sheet:TR06NE
Parish:LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT

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At least six iron posts (hollow pipes, around 0.3m high, and approximately 0.06m in diameter) distributed on edge of foreshore, over an area of about 50m x 30m. Possibly a rounded structure? More singular iron posts about 100m further to the north west as well as as a row of 5 new iron posts about 1.8m high. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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.