Maritime record TQ 96 NW 48 - Milton Creek Ships Graveyard: unidentified barge

Summary

Remains of an unidentified barge. Part of an assemblage of four or five hulked vessels visible on aerial photographs taken in 1973. Located on the west bank of Milton Creek, by Church Wharf. Status: Site

Location

Grid reference TQ 9190 6511 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ96NW
Civil Parish SITTINGBOURNE, SWALE, KENT
County KENT
District SWALE, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Method of Fix: Aerial Photograph Interpretation Photograph Number: KCC 1967 Line 28: 1333 One of a group of 7 or more barges on the west side of Milton Creek. This one lies roughly north-south. They all appear as just outlines and may be deep in the mud (1). They do not show on the 1961 survey for which this area is covered by water. The 1985 survey does not cover this area and nothing was seen on that for 1990.

Vertical Datum: LAT 29-OCT-1973 Group of 4 or 5 hulks in inter-tidal shown on airphoto in 51 21 09.5N 000 45 24.5E. The framework of 2 of the hulks projects 3/4ft above the mud. The others are less intact.(2) The vessel was seen in 2004 but remains partially hidden by vegetation. (3)


<1> 1946, Photograph (Photograph (Print)). SWX9542.

<2> Hydrographic Office wreck index, Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6339.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2005, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report (Unpublished document). SWX12121.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Photograph (Print): 1946. Photograph. 3230. print.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Hydrographic Office wreck index. Extracted 20-JAN-1993, Page Nos. N/a.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2005. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: Phase ll: Field Assessment Year One report.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey, North Kent Coastal Zone: Phase ll, Year One (Ref: 56750) (EWX8437)

Record last edited

Jan 30 2025 8:57PM