Monument record MCC5514 - Mersea Channel

Summary

Timbers at the base of the sea wall, opposite side to jetty 213. Vertical timbers and boards. Located on the edge of what would have been the delf ditch. Area now a marsh as sea wall breeched. Probably a sluice. Location of a pair of small wellies. Associated with a creek shown on 1st Ed OS.

Location

Grid reference TL 9986 1406 (point)
Map sheet TL91SE
Civil Parish PELDON, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Full Description

Timbers at the base of the sea wall, opposite side to jetty 213. Vertical timbers and boards. Located on the edge of what would have been the delf ditch. Area now a marsh as sea wall breeched. Probably a sluice. Location of a pair of small wellies. Associated with a creek shown on 1st Ed OS.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- DESC TEXT: Heppell, Ellen and Brown, Nigel. 2001. Greater Thames Estuary: Essex Zone. Archaeological assessment report and updated project design. Revision 0.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Nov 3 2015 11:41AM

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