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Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island is a prehistoric or Romano-British structure located in the shallow coastal waters of Essex. The weir comprises an arrangement of stakes and wooden posts driven into the seabed, designed to trap and direct fish into enclosures as tidal movements exposed and submerged the structure. Such fish weirs represent important evidence of early exploitation of marine resources and demonstrate sophisticated understanding of tidal patterns and fish behaviour among prehistoric and Roman period communities. The site's survival in the intertidal zone provides rare archaeological evidence of wooden structures from these periods, which are ordinarily poorly preserved in the terrestrial record.
Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019105. View the official record →
Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island is a prehistoric or Romano-British structure located in the shallow coastal waters of Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019105.
Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1019105.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass (3.1 km), Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes (3.7 km), Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes (4.2 km).
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