e0ff832b-d6f8-3c46-88d7-6d2c16b09e7e English dataset Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk pointOfContact 2021-05-06 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 WA 64490-96 BritNed Interconnector Scheme 2013-08-07 publication 2011-04-11 creation 2013-08-07 revision wessexar1-116808 http://oasis.ac.uk A watching brief was undertaken in 2006 during ground works associated with geotechnical investigations of the BritNed Interconnector UK landfall site on the Isle of Grain, Kent. No pre-modern archaeological features or finds were observed. Holocene alluvium was found in borehole BH120 below made ground and a section of the core at -24.85 to -25.24mOD was analysed. Pollen evidence indicates oak and hazel woodland and an acorn cup produced a 14C date of 9030-8720 BP (late Mesolithic). Abundant charcoal suggests human activity or natural fires. Plant and animal remains indicate gradual marine inundation, with brackish intertidal creeks developing. During cable laying offshore in 2010, the previously unreported wreck of a small wooden vessel in poor condition was encountered at approximate position 450546 E, 5741447 N (UTM Zone 31N). Archaeological evaluation suggests that the unidentified wreck was exposed by sandwave migration after 2008. It probably dates to the late nineteenth or twentieth century and was probably a small fishing or recreational boat or World War II patrol or service boat. During cable burial operations off the Isle of Grain in 2010, part of a previously unreported wooden wreck was discovered in the cable trench at approximate position 346411 E, 5705324 N (UTM Zone 31N). It was completely buried during a subsequent archaeological diving inspection. Size, extent of survival and function of the unidentified vessel are unknown. The recovery of a cuprous fastening suggests that it is unlikely to predate the early nineteenth century. Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk originator Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Protected sites GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Marine archaeology SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Restrictions Apply otherRestrictions Terms and Conditions apply to reuse. English environment 0.0000 0.0002 51.0000 51.0002 2006-10-20 2011-04-11 Hamel, A. (2010) Britned Protocol Implementation: Archaeological Evaluation of a Previously Unreported Wreck at KP~121.910, WA 64496.03. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Scott, G. (2011) Britned Protocol Implementation: Archaeological Evaluation of a Previously Unreported Wreck at KP~5.570, WA 64496.04. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Scott, G., Gribble, J. (2006) Britned Interconnector Archaeological Assessment: Ground Investigations and Watching Brief, WA 64490.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Russel, J., Christie, M., Gribble, J. (2007) Britned Interconnector Stage 2 Geotechnical Assessment: Recording of Core 120, WA 64491.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Scott, G., Gribble, J. (2006) Britned Interconnector Test Pit Logs, WA 64490.01 Appendix 1. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Russel, J. (2008) Britned Interconnector Isle of Grain: Archaeological Stage 3 Sample Assessment, WA 64493.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Russell, J. (2009) Britned Interconnector Isle of Grain: Stage 4 Analysis, WA 64495.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury ; Howell, D. (2010) Britned Protocol Implementation: Archaeological Assessment of Geophysical Data from Previously Unreported Wreck Site at KP ~ 121.910, WA 64496.01. Wessex Archaeology: Salisbury Archaeology Data Service help@archaeologydataservice.ac.uk distributor http://dx.doi.org/10.5284/1020812 DOI link A link to the web service or dataset dataset This metadata was prepared by the creator entered into the OASIS system hosted by the Archaeology Data Service.