NHER 4276 (Monument record) - The Main Guard

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Summary

During the 16th or 17th century a mound was constructed on top of the rampart behind the medieval town wall (NHER 4294). In the 18th century there was a gun emplacement on the mound. The mound was removed in 1974 and post medieval pottery and leather were found.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG50NW
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

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The Main Guard or The Mount. A military fortification added behind the town wall in the ?16th century.
Removed in 1974 (town wall exposed behind). Makeup continued for more than 2m below present ground level. Post medieval sherds in Mount itself, leather finds below.
S. Dunmore (NAU), April 1974.

Gomme's map of 1688 (S1) dates it to 1650.
E. Rose.

See (S2) for decription of an 'area enclosed by a mound behind the wall'. Tom Martin about 1740 (S3) noted guns on this mound - see NHER 4294 for full quotation.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 June 1982.

The main guard was indeed fortified in 1650 but was originally part of a bank behind the walls made in 1587.
See (S4).

However (S5) gives yet a third version by saying it was a Citadel made in 1626.
E. Rose (NAU), 5 November 1998.

March 2009. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of excavation of hole for new sign post. Contexts 1-3 used.
This work did not expose any original wall material.
See report (S6) for further information.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 1 July 2009.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF8805 *Rolled Plan: Large Plan Exists.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF59450 Map: de Gomme, B. 1668. Plan of Great Yarmouth by Sir Bernard de Gomme.
<S2> SNF8365 Monograph: Swinden, H.. 1772. The history of Great Yarmouth..
<S3> SNF560 Documentary Source: Martin, T. c. 1700-1799. Collections of Church Notes. Norfolk Records Office. Walter Rye Collection. RYE 17.. c. 1740.
<S4> SNF6574 Publication: Kent, P. 1988. Fortifications of East Anglia. p 198.
<S5> SNF6888 Monograph: Manship, H.. 1854?. History of Great Yarmouth.. 2.
<S6> SNF72002 Unpublished Contractor Report: Hobbs, B. 2009. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Market Gates, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 2051.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (2)

POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

May 30 2017 2:20PM