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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 NW 1152 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Groynes defending length of coastline, Leysdown |
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Summary
Groynes defending length of coastline, Leysdown, 1st-3rd ed OS
| Grid Reference: | TR 044 696 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06NW |
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| Parish: | LEYSDOWN, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- GROYNE (1st ed OS 1858-1873, Post Medieval - 1873 AD to 1873 AD (pre))
- SITE (Post Medieval - 1873 AD to 1873 AD (pre))
Full description
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Groynes defending length of coastline, Leysdown, 1st-3rd ed OS (1,2,3). The groynes are still on foreshore and in use. They appear in fair condition, except for minor damage. A second row of groynes now largely buried is visible up to 20-30m out from modern groyne lines,the timbers of this line of groynes are abraded and in varying condition. (4)
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1858-73, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.
<3> Ordnance Survey, 1905-10, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912 (Map). SWX11833.
<4> 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Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report (Unpublished document).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> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1858-73. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1872-1897. 1:2500. |
| <2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500. |
| <3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905-10. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 3rd edition: 1901-1912. 1:2500. |
| <4> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year Two Report. |
