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Monument details

Summary

A small oyster fishery belonging to the Manor of Teynham and operating out of Conyer Creek was referred to in a document of 1789. Although it is not mentioned in earlier manorial documents it is possible that it existed during the middle ages when the Manor formed part of the possessions of the See of Canterbury. The extent of the fishery is not known, but Admiralty charts show oyster beds at the east end of Fowley Island and opposite on the mainland in the nineteenth century. By 2005 no remains were visible, suggesting that the fishery had long been abandoned.

Monument Types

• OYSTER BEDS (Earlier than post-medieval, possibly, Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

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A Deed of Bargain and Sale dated 14 November 1789 refers to a small oyster fishery belonging to the Manor of Teynham, operating from Conyer Creek. Though not mentioned in earlier manorial documents it may well have existed durng the middles ages when the Manor formed part of the possessions of the See of Canterbury. The extent of the beds is not known but Admiralty charts show Oyster beds at the east end of Fowley Island and oposite on the mainland, indicating that they were used in the 19th century. (1). No visible remains noted during the 2005 coastal survey. The oyster fishery has probably been long abandoned (2)

<1> Goodsall, Robert H, 1965, Oyster fisheries on the North Kent coast (Article in serial). SWX9334.

<2> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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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