Wooden piles embedded in beach and sea defences 40m long by 6m wide

Period

Modern (1901 and later)

Period comments

Remains of timber uprights which are the remnants of an old lifeboat slipway for Piel Island. Consists of quite a number of timbers.

Mid C19th century photographs and map show this as the location of the lifeboat station. Mid 1950s photographs show that its location has moved to where the current lifeboat station is.

The earliest date of the feature, as a year, if known

The latest date of the feature, as a year, if known

Monument Type - Broad

Navigation aid

Monument Type - Narrow

Lifeboat station

Monument Description

A building designed to house a lifeboat, usually with a stone ramp to launch the boat into the sea.

Evidence Type - Broad

Structure

Evidence Type - Narrow

Ruined

Evidence Description

Man-made, roofless edifice or construction visible as substantial aboveground remains retaining evidence of architecture and materials, but which has been substantially destroyed.

Object Type - Broad

Object Type - Narrow

Object Description

Other records:

NRHE Number

Unknown

NT HBSMR Number

Unknown

HER Event Number

Unknown

External Link

None

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