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Monument details

HER Number:TR 06 NW 1023
Type of record:Monument
Name:Anchorage in the River Swale

Summary

An anchorage in the River Swale was marked on a chart of 1786. The 2005 coastal Survey did not see any remains: they may well be down in the channel.


Grid Reference:TR 0299 6540
Map Sheet:TR06NW
Parish:LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • HARBOUR (First mentioned 1786, Post Medieval - 1786 AD? to 1830 AD?)

Full description

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Anchorage in the River Swale, marked on a chart of 1786 (1). No remains of an anchorage noted during the 2005 coastal survey, this is to be expected as any debris or remains related to anchoring activity would lie in the channel (2)


<1> Stephenson, 1786, Survey of the East Swale (Chart). SWX7894.

<2> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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>Chart: Stephenson. 1786. Survey of the East Swale. chart.
<2>Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report.