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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 86 NE 1025 |
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Type of record: | Maritime |
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Name: | Unidentified concrete lighter hulk |
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Summary
Unidentified concrete lighter hulk
Grid Reference: | TQ 87790 68759 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ86NE |
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Parish: | LOWER HALSTOW, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WRECK (2000 airphoto, Modern - 2000 AD to 2000 AD (pre))
Full description
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One of a group of many salt-working mounds on the Neatscourt/Cheyney Marshes one of which was badly mutilated by the cutting of the new Kingsferry Bridge road. Published 25' survey revised.
[for salt-working on Sheppey see TQ 97 SW 6] (1) (TQ 92437075) Saltworks (NR) (site of) (NAT) (TQ 92887075) Saltworks (NR) (site of) (NAT) (2). Eight salterns were located and planned in 1992. Extensive platform and ditch and drain systems associated with some of the mounds were also noted.
Lighter not seen during 2002 survey (1). Site photographs (2,3).
<1> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.
<2> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10408.
<3> 2000, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX10363.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot). |
<2> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 164. print. |
<3> | Photograph (Print): 2000. Photograph. 35. print. |