NHER 4325 (Monument record) - Possible Viking ship
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
'In 1886 while laying drain pipes in King Street, Yarmouth. The workmen found a clinker built ship lying on a bed of sand and seaweed, at a depth of 4.5m (15ft) from the road surface. A piece of her side brought to the surface fell to powder when it dried, but the iron clench nails were almost perfect, and of most beautiful clean metal . G. Waller'.
Re-exposed 1911. Stern just under building on northeast corner King Street/St. Peter's Street. Bow to southwest. 'Almost certainly a Viking type ship of Anglo Danish or Norman times'. (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).
Pipe laying across site in 1994 did not reach to a great depth to re expose the timbers, but it was noted that there were brick culverts below this level, presumably those laid in 1911 or 1886.
See report under NHER 30081.
E. Rose (NLA), 8 December 1995.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Yarmouth (Great).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6693 Monograph: Lambert, J.M. & Jennings, J.N.. 1960. The Making of the Broads: A Reconsideration of their Origin in the Light of New Evidence.. p 129.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 25 2013 11:02AM