NHER 41410 (Monument record) - Post medieval sea defences
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 2), Context 967:
Embedded in the mud bank of the River Great Ouse, within an area measuring 100m by 10m.
Three rows of circular upright wooden posts, with some patches of horizontally laid wattles. Each row was roughly aligned northwest to southeast. Probably part of the internal timber structure of a sea defence bank associated with creation of Eau Brink Cut (NHER 13532).
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 13 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
The dates on this record have been modified to reflect the date at which the Eau Brink Cut (NHER 13532) was completed (1821).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 9 May 2019.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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 9:34AM