Undated dock area, Batts Hall (EHER 14901)

A series of cuts and oyster pits cut into the saltmarsh which forms part of an area of saltmarsh that has been utilised and landscaped. In one of the cuts was found a tar kettle, made of cast iron with spout and handle attached. It provides important evidence for the maintenance of boats in the area.

This is an area of saltmarsh that has been utilised and landscaped. A series of cuts and oyster pits cut into the saltmarsh. This includes part of the channelised cut that runs from TM 2037 2402 to Batts Hall. Revetment is evident in some places and an enclosing bank has been built. Some of the oyster pit structures have eroded along creeks and some silted up. They are visible due to plant growth and height differentials. At the head of the oyster pit systems there seems to be a new morphological type that has only been seen on the north end of Pewitt Island (see Slide CS/94/10/18). They are triangular in shape with a channel outlet in one side in the middle. In one of the cuts was found a tar kettle, made of cast iron with spout and handle attached. It provides important evidence for the maintenance of boats in the area. <1> <2> Site Assessment Important as part of overall complex in the area. Monitor and research as part of overall dock structure. <1>