NHER 41511 (Monument) - Modern shellfish storage pit located beside Freshes Creek
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF94SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORSTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 11), Context 851:
A rectangular pit was recorded on the sloping eastern bank of Freshes Creek. With a concrete and brick lining, it would have been used for storing shellfish.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 20 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
The concrete lining suggests a modern date for the storage pit. However, this may be a modern relining of an older, possibly post-medieval, feature.
It is not shown on the Morston tithe map (S2) nor the First Edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey map (S3).
D. Robertson (NLA), 28 June 2006.
Associated Sources (3)
- <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 SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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. p 81.
- <S2> SNF55950 Map: Bircham, W.G.. 1838. Morston Tithe Map.
- <S3> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 31 2025 1:44PM