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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 67 SE 236 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | The Round Tree (Site of) & Obelisk (Site of?), Gravesend Canal Basin |
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Summary
The Round Tree was a boundary marker for coal duties of the Port of London at the north west corner of the canal basin. The tree blow down in a storm in 1825 and a stone obelisk was erected as a replacement. It is unclear if the obelisk survives.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 655 743 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ67SE |
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| Parish: | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BOUNDARY MARKER (Demolished, Post Medieval - 1666 AD? to 1825 AD (between))
- COAL DUTY BOUNDARY MARKER (Demolished ?, Post Medieval - 1825 AD to 1825 AD (post))
Full description
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The Round Tree was a boundary marker for coal duties of the Port of London at the north west corner of the canal basin. The tree blow down in a storm in 1825 and a stone obelisk was erected as a replacement. It is unclear if the obelisk survives. (1)
<1> Soder S. Smith L. & Smith V., 2000, Canal Basin Gravesend: An Archaeological Desk Study of the Canal Basin and Wider Canal Area Proposed for Redevelopment (Unpublished document). SKE11946.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: Soder S. Smith L. & Smith V.. 2000. Canal Basin Gravesend: An Archaeological Desk Study of the Canal Basin and Wider Canal Area Proposed for Redevelopment. |
