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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 SW 5 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | 14th century sea wall, Minster, Ramsgate and Sandwich parishes |
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Summary
The remains of boarded groin structures are located at the eastern extent of Minster parish on the border with Thanet, and running south to the northern area of Sandwich parish. These strutures run for at least 1.5km and they are thought to be the remains of a sea wall built in 1365 after an inundation of the sea between Cliffsend and Stonar. This sea wall is today visible as an earthen bank approximately 6 - 9m in width and up to 1.5 m in height. The bank is thought to be in reasonable condition where it survives, although it is no longer a continuous feature.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3406 6299 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36SW |
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| Parish: | CLIFFSEND, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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[Extends from TR 3397 6221 to TR 3391 6260 and TR 3394 6312 to TR 34166378] Boarded Groin [NR - 2 places] (1) The Boarded Groins opposite Ebb's Fleet Lane and at Pepperness (they may have been continuous) were probably built in 1365 when there was an inundation of the sea between Cliffsend and Stonar. (2) The Boarded Groin, extent as given, as a simply-constructed earthen bank 6.0 m - 9.0 m in width and up to 1.5 m in height, and in fairly good condition. Published 1/2500 survey revised. (3) TR 340 634 Medieval sea wall. Site no 186. (4) TR 340 634 Medieval sea wall as an upstanding earthwork. (5)
<1> OS 6" 1960 (OS Card Reference). SKE48367.
<2> Hist of St Lawrence Thanet 1895 16 (C Cotton) (OS Card Reference). SKE44031.
<3> F1 ASP 04-OCT-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE41923.
<4> Thanet The Arch Heritage c 1982 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit) (OS Card Reference). SKE49880.
<5> Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 186 (OS Card Reference). SKE44706.
<6> Field report for monument TR 36 SW 5 - October, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6271.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1960. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Hist of St Lawrence Thanet 1895 16 (C Cotton). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 04-OCT-63. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: Thanet The Arch Heritage c 1982 10 (Thanet Dist Council and Isle of Thanet Arch Unit). |
| <5>XY | OS Card Reference: Isle of Thanet Arch Unit Sites and Mons Archive 1988 Record No 186. [Mapped feature: #65812 sea wall, ] |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 36 SW 5 - October, 1963. |
