Hawtin, T. (2008). An Archaeological Watching Brief during Pett Frontage Sea Defences Year 5/6 Works at Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1007496. Cite this using datacite

Title
Title
The title of the publication or report
Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief during Pett Frontage Sea Defences Year 5/6 Works at Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex
Series
Series
The series the publication or report is included in
Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
Downloads
Downloads
Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS
Downloads:
archaeol6-49215_1.pdf (13 MB) : Download
Licence Type
Licence Type
ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC.
Licence Type:
ADS Terms of Use and Access icon
ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI
DOI
The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5284/1007496
Publication Type
Publication Type
The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book
Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
Abstract
Abstract
The abstract describing the content of the publication or report
Abstract:		 Archaeology South-East was commissioned by the Environment Agency to undertake an archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with improvements to the Pett Frontage Sea Defences (Year 5/6 Works) at Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex between October and December 2007. During excavations around the uprights of Groyne W6, layers of dark, clayey material were encountered below the shingle of the beach. These deposits could relate to the silting up of Smeaton's Harbour after it went out of use. No further finds, features or deposits of archaeological interest were identified on the site. The surviving remains of Smeaton's Harbour did not suffer any physical damage during the works. Some vibration of the timbers was visible during the compression piling activities, but there was no obvious damage and the timbers did not appear to have moved within their settings. The shingle extraction processes at The Nook did not appear to be causing any impact on potential archaeological deposits, and the nearby pillbox was not being affected.
Author
Author
The authors of this publication or report
Author:		 T Hawtin
Publisher
Publisher
The publisher of the publication or report
Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
Other Person/Org
Other Person/Org
Other people or organisations for this publication or report
Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
East Sussex Historical Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication
Year of Publication
The year the book, article or report was published
Year of Publication:		 2008
Locations
Locations
Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published.
Locations:
Site: Pett Frontage Sea Defences, Winchelsea Beach
Parish: ICKLESHAM
District: Rother
County: East Sussex
Country: England
Grid Reference: 591856, 115997 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods
Subjects / Periods associated with this record.
Subjects / Periods:
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) HARBOUR (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
Identifiers
Identifiers
Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc.
Identifiers:
OASIS Id: archaeol6-49215
OBIB: 2008176
Note
Note
Extra information on the publication or report.
Note:		 A4 bound report
Source
Source
Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in.
Source:
Source icon
OASIS (OASIS)
Relations
Relations
Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report
Relations:
Created Date
Created Date
The date the record of the pubication was first entered
Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016