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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 26 NE 1065 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Groynes defending length of coastline, Minnis Bay, Birchington |
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Summary
Groynes defending a length of coastline at Minnis Bay. These were marked on the 2nd and 3rd edition Ordnance Survey maps (c.1891-1922) but are no longer visible on the 4th edition map of c.1931-1940. Recorded during an assessment of the north Kent coast by Wessex Archaeology.
| Grid Reference: | TR 285 696 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR26NE |
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| Parish: | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GROYNE (Post Medieval - 1891 AD to 1891 AD (pre))
Full description
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Groynes defending length of coastline, 2nd-3rd ed OS (1,2)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. |
