NHER 41498 (Monument record) - Undated quay or landing stage

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Summary

At least ten circular wooden posts were found embedded in the bank of a saltmarsh channel. Around the posts, blocks of chalk were laid on branches to form a rudimentary surface. The structure would have served as a small quay or landing stage.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF94SW
Civil Parish WELLS NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 10), Context 903:
At least ten circular wooden posts were found embedded in the bank of a saltmarsh channel. Around the posts, blocks of chalk were laid on branches to form a rudimentary surface. The structure would have served as a small quay or landing stage.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 19 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 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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 6:18PM

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