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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 77 SE 1099
Type of record:Monument
Name:Linear earthwork on the coast near Hoo St Werburgh, Sea Defences??

Summary

An earthwork was formerly located on the coast near Hoo St Werburgh; visible in the 2nd and 3rd edition Ordnance survey maps. Its location at the mark of high tides during ordinary tides suggests a use in sea defence.

Grid Reference:TQ 7955 7170
Map Sheet:TQ77SE
Parish:HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT

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Earthwork, Hoo St Werbergh visible in 2nd and 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.