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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 87 NW 1024
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of post medieval Groynes, near Allhallows-on-Sea

Summary

A stretch of coastline protected by Groynes; marked on the 3rd edition Ordnance Survey map (c.1905-1922). These groynes were not visible during a survey of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology in 2002.


Grid Reference:TQ 82859 78788
Map Sheet:TQ87NW
Parish:ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT

Monument Types

  • GROYNE (Modern - 1905 AD? to 1922 AD? (pre))

Full description

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Coastline protected by Groynes, identified on 3rd ed. OS map (1). Site not identified during 2002 survey (2).


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.

<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500.
<2>Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot).