NHER 41400 (Monument record) - Undated or post medieval possible sea defence bank

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Summary

A revetment of at least sixty randomly spaced upright timber posts was noted in 2004. Stretching over about one and a half kilometres, they possibly formed part of a sea defence bank.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 2), Context 689:
Amongst the constituent rocks of the modern sea bank.
Revetment measuring at least 1.5km long, orientated northwest to southeast and consisting of at least sixty apparently randomly spaced upright wooden posts. The revetment may have been built as part of a sea defence bank associated with creation of the 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), 12 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 30 June 2015 and 21 July 2019.

  • <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 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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

Feb 15 2021 10:57AM

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