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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1028 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable remains of a jetty, by Harty Ferry, Leysdown |
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Summary
This structure, consisting of two parallel rows of rounded wooden stakes running from the saltmarsh towards the channel, strongly suggests a jetty. It is thought to be a relatively modern structure, built since 1900.
| Grid Reference: | TR 01580 65700 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- JETTY (Modern - 1901 AD to 2005 AD)
Full description
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Probable remains of jetty (1) Two parallel rows of rounded wooden stakes running from saltmarsh in the direction of the channel. The structure is about 30 m long, and 1.3 m wide. The stakes are up to 1 m high, and 0.1m in diameter. Appears to be quite a modern structure. It may be related to the remains of the jetty that lies further south, but gap there is a 50m gap between them. (2)
<1> 1998, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10204.
<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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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> | Photograph (Print): 1998. Photograph. 3242. print. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
