NHER 41531 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated mounds or banks

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Summary

There are at least five undated mounds or low banks in Cow Hole saltmarsh. They may have been created during the the construction of the modern sea bank, the remnants of earlier sea defence banks or the remains of a salt works.

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Map sheet TG04NW
Civil Parish CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 11), Context 923:
At least five mounds/low banks were noted between TG 04433 45162 and TF 04444 45047. They were located in Cow Hole saltmarsh to the east of the modern sea bank. They may have been associated with the construction of the modern sea bank, remnants of earlier sea defence banks or associated with saltmaking.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 20 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

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  • <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 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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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Jan 31 2025 1:45PM

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