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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NE 1075 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Wreck on foreshore by Hamlet of Shellness |
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Summary
One or possibly two wooden vessels on the foreshore by Hamlet of Shellness.
| Grid Reference: | TR 05013 69831 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NE |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The remains of one or possibly two wooden vessels (remains lying on two places approximately 25m apart) with iron fittings. They are abraded and burried by growing shell beds. The top of the hull with railing still visible. There is scattered iron debris in the area. Visible parts of vessel(s) suggest they/it may be smaller boat(s), about 10m-12m long. (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
