NHER 41463 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Sea defence bank

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Summary

An earthwork bank, of unknown date, which forms part of the system of sea defences.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF84NW
Civil Parish BURNHAM NORTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 8), Context 776:
Sea defence bank located within Burnham Norton saltmarshes, north of the modern sea bank. It measured about 4m in width and 1m in height.
A map from 1825 is not clear, but it could be shown on it (S1).
See assessment report (S2) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 15 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Ringwood, I.. 2003. NSCS 3 - Norfolk and Suffolk Coastal Survey - Documentary Evidence - Norfolk.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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

Apr 12 2023 10:43AM

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