NHER 38220 (Monument record) - Natural wood on Holme Beach

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Summary

In 2003 four possible timber posts were discovered, located around a test pit dug in 1999. Erosion since 2003 has demonstrated that they are not timber posts, but instead are roots embedded in the peat beds.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF74NW
Civil Parish	HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

February to March 2003. NAU survey.
Four timber posts. Seven pieces of what appeared to be natural wood were observed close by. These may have been associated with the posts, but could have been part of the local peat formation.
A roughly square-shaped cut feature located centrally within the posts was a test pit dug during work in 1999.
J. Allen (NLA), 23 April 2003.

September 2003. Site visit.
Area of monument had a covering of sand and seaweed over top of peat.
One of the four posts was observed. Other pieces may have been lost or they may have been covered by sand.
Some erosion of the peat has taken place since July, along with deposition of layers of sand and shingle.
D. Robertson (NAU), 21 October 2003.

May 2006.
The square feature is 'Hole 1' as shown on (S1).
Erosion has shown the four posts to be natural roots within peat bed. They are not part of an archaeological feature.
D. Robertson (NLA), 25 May 2006.

For further information on the Holme Beach walkover and monitoring surveys see final report (S2). The archive associated with this work has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2010.321).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 May 2019.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF63879 Unpublished Document: Robertson, D. 2005. Holme Beach Monitoring Update Report.
<S1> SNF54540 Article in Serial: Brennand, M. and Taylor, M. 2003. The Survey and Excavation of a Bronze Age Timber Circle at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, 1998-9. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 69 pp 1-84. Fig 3.
<S2> SNF72711 Unpublished Contractor Report: Ames, J. and Robertson, D. 2009. The Archaeology of Holme Beach: An Archaeological Monitoring Survey of the Intertidal Zone, 2003-08. NAU Archaeology. 1444.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (1)

POST (Unknown date)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

May 12 2019 12:18AM