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Monument details

Summary

An enclosure by Yantlett Creek is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1858-1872). This enclosure is marked on the 2nd and 3rd edition maps as a 'Saltings'. The southern wall of the embankment is still visible, whilst the rest has eroded into the foreshore. Several piles and stakes are visible; probably the remains of a former seawall belonging to the enclosure. Identified during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaoelogy in 2005.

Monument Types

• ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1858 AD? to 1922 AD? (pre))
• SALT WORKS (Post Medieval to Modern - 1858 AD? to 1922 AD?)

Full description

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Enclosur shown on the 1st ed OS map (1). The southern wall of the embankment is still visible, the rest is eroded together with the salt marsh into the foreshore. It stands about 1 m high. Several piles are visible in the eroded part on the foreshore, probably remains of a former seawall belonging to the enclosure. Some stakes are visible in the extension of the southern wall, with other piles angled inland ( may be a seawall reinforcement?). The southern wall has a tarmac topping and was obviously reused as a road probably towards the old Coast Guard station. (2) Marked on 2nd and 3rd OS maps as 'Saltings' (3).

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

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document). SWX12323.

<3> KCC, 2007-9, EKPO/HERO pers comm (Miscellaneous Material). SKE13005.

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