NHER 28829 (Monument) - Undated possible lake dwelling, Fritton Decoy (Fritton and St Olaves, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRITTON AND ST OLAVES, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Date of discovery unknown.
Presumed lake dwelling; chalk platform surrounded by stakes.
Reference (S1) not checked. Information from Suffolk Archaeology Unit 1991.
E.Rose (NLA), 21 February 1992.
The reference noted above recounts the contents of a letter that was read out during an excursion to Fritton in 1885. It described how upon draining some of the water from Fritton Decoy "…in search of treasure supposed to have been hidden there by smugglers…" a gentlement had encountered "…a hard platform, composed of chalk or marl, surrounded by stakes or wood-work of some description, used, he supposed, for washing sheep".
P. Watkins (HES), 31 July 2018.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF7793 Article in Serial: 1888. Abstract of Proceedings 1885-1887. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History. Vol VI pp xiii-xlviii. p xvii.
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Record last edited
Nov 21 2018 12:58PM