NHER 41432 (Monument record) - World War Two beach scaffolding

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Summary

A piece of scaffold pole was found on the beach during the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey in 2005. The pole may have been part of the World War Two beach defences in the area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF74NW
Civil Parish THORNHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 7), Context 609:
Embedded in beach sand.
A scaffold pole. It was probably in-situ and could have been part of Second World War beach defences or a mooring post.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 14 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 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 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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

Jul 21 2019 9:38AM

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