NHER 21806 (Monument record) - The Green Dyke (Late Saxon/medieval)

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Summary

An earthwork bank running from Hardwick Causeway to Jerry's Dam. The bank is mentioned in 14th century documents and in some places runs along parish boundaries. It has been suggested that the bank is one of the original banks around the reclaimed area of King's Lynn.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF61NW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish NORTH RUNCTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish WEST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Mentioned in a document of 1379 as running from Hardwick Causeway (the present A47) to Jerry's Dam (now marked as Clarke's Chase by Ordnance Survey). Forms parish boundary in places. On Hardwick Narrows, survives up to 6.1m (20ft) high in places. Suggested as original east bank of reclaimed area by informant [1].
E. Rose (NAU) 16 October 1985.

The tall section mentioned must be that at TF 631 178. This was not examined at close quarters; it has a footpath to the east and a ditch to the west. North of the access road, at TF 631 179, virtually nothing remains of the bank, though the ditch continues on the west.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 March 2004.

December 2013. Field Visit.
Site visited following damage report by member of the public.
Sections of the bank on Hardwick Narrows Common (between approximately TF 63062 17632 and
TF 62941 17176) have recently been levelled.
An earthwork bank following the line of this feature has been recorded by the National Mapping Programme as a post-medieval feature relating to drainage and enclosure (NHER 38323). It is also shown on (S1).
D. Robertson (HES), 2 January 2014. Amended A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 3 July 2017.

  • --- Archive: Norfolk Monuments Management Project File.
  • --- Monograph: Manning, M. (ed). 1988. Commons in Norfolk: Historical and Ecological Studies of Selected Commons.. p 21-8.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2004. MasterMap.

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Record last edited

Jul 16 2019 2:12PM

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