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Monument record TR 35 NW 8 - The Monk's Wall
Summary
Pre-1280 seawall. It was sectioned at TR32685953 in 1993-4. It was shown to be of two phases and built of clods of earh approximately 0.15-0.20m square, 0.20m-0.30m long, and arranged vertically
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 3303 5944 (726m by 1300m) LIN |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR35NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | DOVER, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> O.S. 6" 1960 (OS Card Reference). SKE47833.
<2> "Hist of Sandwich" 1792, 660 (W Boys) (OS Card Reference). SKE32636.
<3> F1 FGA 10-JUN-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42910.
<4> Field report for monument TR 35 NW 8 - June, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6031.
<5> Untitled Source, Desk Based Assessment by DRJ Perkins, Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1998 (Unpublished document). SKE6451.
<5> Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1999, The Monks Wall, Sandwich, An Archaeological Investigation (Unpublished document). SKE7476.
<6> Archaeology South-East, 2014, Interim Report on the Topographical Survey and Record of the 'Monks Wall', Sandwich Town Tidal Defences, Reach 12 (Unpublished document). SKE31208.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SKE47833 OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1960.
- <2> SKE32636 OS Card Reference: "Hist of Sandwich" 1792, 660 (W Boys).
- <3> SKE42910 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 10-JUN-64.
- <4> SKE6031 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 NW 8 - June, 1964.
- <5> SKE6451 Unpublished document: Desk Based Assessment by DRJ Perkins, Trust for Thanet Archaeology, 1998.
- <5> SKE7476 Unpublished document: Trust for Thanet Archaeology. 1999. The Monks Wall, Sandwich, An Archaeological Investigation.
- <6>XY SKE31208 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2014. Interim Report on the Topographical Survey and Record of the 'Monks Wall', Sandwich Town Tidal Defences, Reach 12. [Mapped feature: #8049 wall, ]
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Intrusive Event: Evaluation of Monks Wall, Sandwich, Dover (EKE5522)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation along a pipeline between Deal and Ramsgate, Sandwich Bay (EKE11619)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Interim Report on the Topographical Survey and Record of the 'Monks Wall', Sandwhich Town Tidal Defences, Reach 12 (Ref: TDS 13) (EKE14650)
- Intrusive Event: The Monk's Wall, Sandwich: Archaeological Investigation (EKE5403)
Record last edited
Apr 5 2023 4:57PM