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| Name: | Hard beaching at Reading Abbey Wharf |
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| HER Number: | 01022.15.200 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
A hard beaching slope was created on the artificial clay mound using chalk and flint blocks.
Monument Type(s):
- HARD (Medieval - 1121 AD to 1300 AD)
Description
A hard beaching slope was created on the artificial clay mound using chalk and flint blocks. Part of it was underwater to allow beaching. There was approximately 27m of such waterfront. At a later date the hard was modified with beech and birch stakes along the top. Stayed in use until the late 13th century.
<1> Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J, 1997, Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988 (Bibliographic reference). SRD12596.
Sources
| <1> | Hawkes J.W and Fasham P.J. 1997. Excavations on Reading Waterfront Sites 1979-1988. [Bibliographic reference / SRD12596] |
Associated Events:
| ERD42 | Abbey Wharf 1983-4 (Ref: W61A, W61B) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD1401 | Hard area at Reading Abbey Wharf, Reading (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
FRD2649 - (Medieval to Unknown - 1101 AD)FRD2650 - (Medieval to Unknown - 1101 AD)FRD2651 - STAKE (Medieval to Unknown - 1101 AD)Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.