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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1158 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Wooden stakes and stones on foreshore by Harty Ferry |
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Summary
Wooden stakes, stones and planks have been found on the shore at Harty Ferry, Isle of Sheppey. It is suggested that this is part of an old sea defence.
| Grid Reference: | TR 01653 65680 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SEA DEFENCES? (Post Medieval to Modern - 1540 AD to 2008 AD)
Full description
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Double row of wooden stakes running parallel to foreshore. About 10m long, the stakes are 0.1m to 0.15m apart, distance to second row is about 0.4m. It has a stone layer on the inland side. The stakes are 0.15 m high, 0.05m in diameter. 6 m further inland, there are wooden planks standing upright in the mud. Possibly part of an old sea defence? (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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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 | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005.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. |
