NHER 41396 (Monument record) - Post medieval quay or jetty

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Summary

Three rows of upright posts were discovered in 2004. 18th century maps show a village in the area at that time, and the posts may be the remains of a quay or jetty.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF52SE
Civil Parish CLENCHWARTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 2), Context 721:
Embedded in the estuarine mud on the western bank of the River Great Ouse.
Three rows of posts, one aligned roughly north to south with an east to west row located at the northern end and a second at the southern end.
They were the remains of a quay, revetment and/or jetties.
As noted in (S1), maps from 1767 and 1793 ((S2) and (S3)) show the settlement of North Lynn close by and they could have been with this village.
See assessment report (S4) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 12 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 June 2015 and 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Ringwood, I.. 2003. NSCS 3 - Norfolk and Suffolk Coastal Survey - Documentary Evidence - Norfolk.
  • <S2> Map: 1767. NRO BL 5/2.
  • <S3> Map: 1793. NRO BL 7A (31).
  • <S4> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2019 9:30AM

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