NHER 36954 (Monument record) - Medieval or post medieval sea defence bank

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Summary

A sea defence bank, probably of medieval or post medieval date, is visible on 1944 and 1948 aerial photographs.

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Map sheet TF62NW
Civil Parish SANDRINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1944 and 1948. RAF air photography.
A sea bank, probably of medieval or post medieval date, is visible as earthworks and soilmarks from NGR TF 6469 2800 to TF 6507 2834, southwest of Wolfreton.
The bank seems to incorporate a number of probable salterns and links with another sea bank to the south.
A. Miller (Suffolk County Council NMP), 11 July 2000.

October 2011.
Google Earth imagery shows that this bank has been ploughed level.
K. Powell (HES), 14 October 2011.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA67 frames 4111, 4153 (NMR).
  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1948. 541/205 frames 3137-8 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Nov 19 2025 8:52AM

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