Monument record TQ 87 SE 1078 - Site of Elphinstone Point Coastguard Station, Isle of Grain
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 86039 74202 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ87SE |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | ISLE OF GRAIN, MEDWAY, KENT |
| Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Elphinstone Point Coastguard Station, !st ed OS 6 inch map shows the station houses in a boat, the map imples that the boast name in the 'Roebuck'. A hard is shown running from the station to the LW mark (1). Site not identified during 2002 survey (2).
Mentioned in Isle of Grain Historic Area Assessment conducted by English Heritage in 2014. An isolated house on the Medway riverside at Cockleshell Hard was being used by the Coastguard in the 1860s "because Grain riverside, as elsewhere on the peninsula, was ideal smuggling territory" (3).
<1> Ordnance Survey, 1862-1875, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875 (Map). SWX11831.
<2> Wessex Archaeology, 2002, North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Bibliographic reference). SWX11840.
<3> English Heritage, 2014, Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment (Monograph). SKE29397.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SWX11831 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1862-1875. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1st Edition : 1862-1875. 1:2500.
- <2> SWX11840 Bibliographic reference: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot).
- <3> SKE29397 Monograph: English Heritage. 2014. Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula, Kent: Historic area assessment.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Isle of Grain, Hoo Peninsula: Historic Area Assessment (EKE15428)
- Non-Intrusive Event: North Kent Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Phase II: Field Assessment (Pilot) (Ref: 46565.02) (EWX8094)
Record last edited
Nov 3 2016 9:43AM