NHER 41456 (Monument record) - Undated revetment or fish trap
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF84NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRANCASTER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 8), Context 754:
A row of fifty four circular wooden posts aligned northeast to southwest was found embedded in the estuarine mud of the Norton Creek. It was located to the south of Scolt Head Island. As ‘Oyster Lays’ are marked in the vicinity on a map dating from 1822 (S1), it was probably a breakwater or revetment used during shellfish farming and collection. Another possibility is that it was a fish trap. This is because it appeared to be similar to one of the Saxon fish traps found at Holme next the Sea in 1998 (S2).
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 16 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF51405 Map: Blackett, T.O.. 1822. Plan of Burnham Marshes.
- <S2> SNF55846 Unpublished Document: Brennand, M. & Taylor, M.. 2003. The Survey and Excavation of a Bronze Age Timber Circle at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, 1998-9 IN Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. vol 69. pp 1-84.
- <S3> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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.
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2019 6:10PM