Undated wharfs and wrecks, Wallasea Island (EHER 81305)
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Summary
A number of cut features, functioning as wharfs, along with two wrecks, recorded in aerial photographs. A walkover survey in 2002 recorded the wharf in more detail and identified the hulk of a possible barge to the East of Overland Point.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 9550 9479 (441m by 303m) <1> does not provide a map. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CANEWDON, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
A number of cut features, functioning as wharfs, along with two wrecks, recorded an aerial photographs. <1> - <3>
Note: The two wrecks are recorded separately in EHER 82564 and EHER 82565.
January 2002. Walkover survey.
A rapid walkover in 2002 recorded a bank and large horizontal timbers running almost parallel to the sea wall to the West of the site of Grass Farm (see EHER 45884). A single channel runs along the side of this. The features are interpreted as a wharf associated with Grass Farm.
The survey also identified large posts and the hulk of a possible barge to the East of Overland Point. <4>
NRHE data transfer: no new information.
Sources
- <1> SEX41715 Aerial Photograph: RAF. unknown. 58-656-PI-5070.
- <2> SEX41716 Aerial Photograph: RAF. unknown. V82-715-PII-0171 and 2.
- <3> SEX41717 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. unknown. 70-242-257.
- <4> SEX65002 Report: Heppell, E.. 2002. Land at Grapnells Farm, Wallasea Island, Essex: Archaeological Evaluation Phase 1 - Desk-based Assessment. p.34.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ99 SE
- NRHE identifier: 1526648
- National Monuments Record: TQ 99 SE 50