Hest bank jetty
Hest bank jetty (82451)
- Easting
- 346844
- Northing
- 466787
Early 19th-century stone jetty n/s alignment west side badly eroded upright timbers on outside of structure eastern side kerr channel moved further out since 2004
- Period
- Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901)
- Period comments
known cargo jetty for hest bank canal company 1819 -18 31 before trade moved to Glasson dock
- The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1800
- The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known
- 1850
- Monument Type - Broad
- Landing point
- Monument Type - Narrow
- Jetty
- Monument Description
- A mole or pier-like structure situated at the entrance of a harbour, or running out into lake or the sea, so as to defend the harbour or coast.
- Evidence Type - Broad
- Evidence Type - Narrow
- Evidence Description
- Object Type - Broad
- Object Type - Narrow
- Object Description
- Height OD (m)
- How accessible is the feature?
- Accessible - difficult terrain
- Accessibility comments
weather dependent tidal shifting sands
Other records:
- NRHE Number
- Unknown
- NT HBSMR Number
- Unknown
- HER Event Number
- Unknown
- External Link
- None
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- Date of survey
- 22nd March, 2017
- Feature located?
- Yes
- State of the tide
- Low
- Proximity to coast edge
- Intertidal zone
- Coastal processes
- Active sea erosion, Has eroded in the past, Accreting
- Is there a coastal defence?
- Other threats?
- Visitor erosion, Structural damage/decay, Water erosion (e.g. stream, etc)
- If other, please specify
- How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
- Limited visibility (partial remains)
- How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
- Limited visibility in section
- Do you know if the feature is?
- Has local associations/history
- What actions (if any) would you recommend for this feature?
citizan /Morecambe Bay partnership monitoring
- Do you have any other comments?
channels are constantly changing
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