NHER 26899 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of post medieval sea defences
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF74SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORNHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
January 2001. NMP.
The fragmentary remains of a narrow ditch and two small sections of bank can be seen as earthworks at TF 7347 4428 - TF 7376 4448 on 1945 APs (S1). The feature is c. 350m long. It seems to be part of an earlier sea defence/land reclamation attempt and may originally have been a more substantial feature joining together NHER 26712 and 26763, to create a continuous barrier. However the evidence is quite slight. If it is part of a larger feature, then it is probably post medieval in date. Traces of the features can also be seen on 1952 APs (S2).
A. Hunt (NMP), 25 January 2001.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (3)
- All Groups: NHER 26712 - Related to: Linear features of unknown date (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 26763 - Related to: Post medieval sea defence bank (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 26749 - Related to: Probable post medieval and/or modern sea defence banks (Cropmark and Earthwork)
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2014 6:07PM