Monument record MDR10929 - Probable revetment or weir south of Barrow on Trent

Structure of double row of upright posts and stone infill recorded by C R Salisbury in June 1989 during gravel quarrying. The posts are all of riven oak and all the stone are Mercian mudstone. The posts were probably joined by wattles to contain the fill of stones and brushwood. This type of structure was used to retain river banks and to reduce braiding by cutting off channels around islands. They would probably double up as fish weirs, flash weirs and landing stages. This particular example may have been built to connect a small island to the bank, so allowing the area behind to 'warp up'. (1)