Unknown Hulk

Unknown Hulk (84615)

Easting
469383
Northing
99707

Description

Exposed hulk within man-made lagoon to the eastern side of The Kench (adjacent to Sinah Farm). Probably pre-dates c. 1850 as the lagoon was created by the revetted construction of a gravel bar extending into the wider harbour to the north (see #84614).


Periods
Period
Post-Medieval (1540 - 1901), Uncertain
Period comments

Predates the revetting put in to create gravel spit into the main harbour sometime in 1850. Otherwise of unknown dates.

Specific Date Range
The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known
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Feature Types
Monument Type - Broad
HULK
Monument Type - Narrow
Monument Description
Evidence Type - Broad
Vessel
Evidence Type - Narrow
Buried
Evidence Description
A maritime monument where the vessel remains are buried in the seabed.
Object Type - Broad
Object Type - Narrow
Object Description
Other:
Height OD (m)
1.20
How accessible is the feature?
Not accessible, but visible from public path/road/adjacent land
Accessibility comments

Within the lagoon of the The Kench LNR and visible from the path c.10m to the west.

Other records:

NRHE Number
Unknown
NT HBSMR Number
Unknown
HER Event Number
Unknown
External Link
None

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Survey Information
Date of survey
14th October, 2021
Feature located?
State of the tide
Low
Proximity to coast edge
Coastal processes
Is there a coastal defence?
Yes
Other threats?
Vegetation growth
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How visible are the remains? ABOVE GROUND
How visible are the remains in the face of the cliff, ridge or dune? IN SECTION
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Photos

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Unknown Hulk by sgriffiths