Undated breakwater, Dengie Flats (EHER 81344)

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A breakwater consisting of 16 ex-Thames lighters.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0387 0493 (133m by 627m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish	TILLINGHAM, MALDON, ESSEX

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NRHE data transfer: Horizontal Datum: OGB Vertical Datum: LAT Buoyage: WAVEBREAK (MARKED BY BEACONS) 24-FEB-1986: Offshore wavebreak established running from position 51 42 12.0N, 000 57 03.5E to 51 42 28.0N, 000 57 04.0E. Breakwater consists of 16 stone filled ex-Thames lighters each 19.2m in length, 2.4m high and 4.6m wide - 10m gap between each lighter. <1>

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<1> SEX76396 LIST: 1991-1993. Hydrographic Office wreck index. EXTRACTED 21-JAN-1993.

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NRHE identifier: 802077
National Monuments Record: TM 00 SW 16

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