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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 SW 1053
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible enclosure, by Kingsnorth Power Station, Hoo St. Werburgh

Summary

A small enclosure was formerly located by Kingsnorth Power Station. It is marked on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition Ordnance Survey maps (c.1858-1922). It is thought that this enclosure may now be buried under ash mounds.

Grid Reference:TQ 82191 72449
Map Sheet:TQ87SW
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

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Possible enclosure. Marked on 1st,2nd and 3rd ed OS (1,2,3). Photographs (4-7). Area covered by ash mounds. Remains of enclosure could be buried under the ash (8)


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

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

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

<4> 1947, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9843.

<5> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9565.

<6> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9514.

<7> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9484.

<8> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500.
<2>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
<4>Photograph (Print): 1947. Photograph. 3089. print.
<5>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 4046. print.
<6>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3129. print.
<7>Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3026. print.
<8>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.