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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1073 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Embankment, Leysdown-on- Sea |
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Summary
An embankment, possibly the remains of a sea defence wall, was photographed at Leysdown in 1946 and 1998. In 2005 the site was overgrown and no signs of an embankment were visible.
| Grid Reference: | TR 04188 68088 |
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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 2004 AD?)
Full description
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Embankment, remains of old seawall ? Photographs (1-5). The area is heavily overgrown and there are no obvious signs of an embankment visible during the 2005 coastal survey. (6)
<1> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10218.
<2> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10209.
<3> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9595.
<4> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9593.
<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9503.
<6> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3291. print. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3263. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4175. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4168. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3075. print. |
| <6> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
