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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1032 |
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| Type of record: | Maritime |
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| Name: | Wreck of fishing vessel HH36 on foreshore of the Swale, Isle of Harty, Sheppey |
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Summary
There is a wreck of a wooden fishing vessel on the foreshore of the Isle of Harty, near Harty Ferry Inn. It is 20m long and has remains of green and brown paint on it. Some wooden and iron fittings in the centre and its broken mast are still preserved. Its fishing license number HH36 can still be seen on its side. The HH suggests that the vessel would have been registered in Harwich.
| Grid Reference: | TR 01524 65726 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WRECK (Earlier than 1998, Post Medieval to Modern - 1900 AD? to 2005 AD?)
Full description
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Remains of unidentified vessel. Photographs (1-5). A wooden wreck of a fishing vessel with remains of green and brown paint. Wooden and iron fittings in the middle and the broken mast are still preserved. The vessel is 20 m long. Fishing license nr. HH36 still legible on the side. The HH part if the vessel registry suggests it was registered to Harwich (6)
<1> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10420.
<2> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10375.
<3> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10204.
<4> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10203.
<5> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10183.
<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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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): 2000. Photograph. 194. print. |
| <2> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 79. print. |
| <3> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3242. print. |
| <4> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3241. print. |
| <5> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3181. print. |
| <6> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
