NHER 41422 (Monument record) - Possible material from World War Two beach defences on Hunstanton beach

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Summary

In 2004 the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey discovered concrete fragments and a twisted sheet of iron. They may have been part of World War Two beach defences.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF64SE
Civil Parish HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 5), Contexts 33 and 34:
Embedded in the sand, although the objects were probably not in-situ.
Scatters of reinforced concrete fragments and a twisted sheet of iron.
Possibly part of World War Two military defences.
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.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: NAU. 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Context Sheet.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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 9:37AM

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