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Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)

England
List entry 1467785
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1467785
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.09 hectares
Grid reference
TQ9500192309
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle) is a mooring site and archaeological monument located in Essex, England, associated with the historic survey vessel HMS Beagle. The site preserves the remains and designated anchorage of this vessel, which achieved prominence through its scientific voyages in the nineteenth century. The mud berth represents an important record of maritime heritage and the infrastructure supporting historical naval and scientific operations. The site is protected as a scheduled monument in recognition of its archaeological and historical significance to England's maritime past.

Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1467785. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)?

Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle) is a mooring site and archaeological monument located in Essex, England, associated with the historic survey vessel HMS Beagle. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1467785.

Who is responsible for protecting Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)?

Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle) 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 1467785.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness Island, 1947 Explosives Storage Area (2.8 km), Romano-British burial site on Foulness Island (3.5 km), Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate (6.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Atomic Weapons Research Establishment Foulness Island, 1947 Explosives Storage Area
2.8 km
Romano-British burial site on Foulness Island
3.5 km
Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate
6.2 km
Earthworks in and E of Pandole Wood
7.5 km
A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium
7.5 km
Cold War defence boom, Pig's Bay, Shoeburyness
7.5 km
Defended prehistoric settlement at Shoeburyness, known as the Danish Camp
7.9 km
Crop mark site SW of Oldmoor
8.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)

Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle) stands on Eocene claystone, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is claystone.

The wider landscape

Around Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)

RochesterRoman town · ~19.5 milesColchesterRoman town · ~20.7 milesCanterburyRoman town · ~24.7 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~9.7 miles
Domesday entry for Paglesham, Essex →
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