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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SE 1016
Type of record:Monument
Name:Cockshell Hard

Summary

Cockshell Hard


Grid Reference:TQ 88760 74281
Map Sheet:TQ87SE
Parish:ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • SITE (Unknown date)
  • HARD (First mentioned 1688, Post Medieval to Modern - 1688 AD to 2050 AD? (pre))

Full description

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Hard (trackway) on south east coast of Isle of Grain shown on a chart of 1688 AD. May be Cockleshell Hard shown on modern OS map, slightly to the west of this feature. (1-6)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.

<4> Dawson, 1910, River Medway (Chart). SWX9308.

<5> Bullock, 1836, Sea Reach (Chart). SWX8400.

<6> G Collins, 1688, River Medway (untitled) (Chart). SWX9274.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500.
<4>Chart: Dawson. 1910. River Medway.
<5>Chart: Bullock. 1836. Sea Reach. chart.
<6>Chart: G Collins. 1688. River Medway (untitled).