NHER 69599 (Find Spot record) - Modern shell case, North Sea
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM79NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
This record details archaeologically significant material recovered during off-shore dredging within Aggregates Extraction Licence Area 513/2. These discoveries were reported to English Heritage/Historic England through the Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol for Reporting Finds of Archaeological Interest. See (S1) and (S2) for further details on the protocol. See NHER 69600 for information on additional, poorly-located finds that were potentially from Licence Area 513/2.
2017-2018 (exact date unknown). Off-shore Dredging.
Found at Dagenham Wharf:
1 World War One to World War Two shell case (still containing its charge). Either from a coastal defence gun or a separate loading 4" round.
See reporting protocol annual report (S3) for further details. Discovery Report awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 November 2025.
2017-2018. Off-shore Dredging.
See NHER 69600 for details of a poorly-located object found at Dagenham Wharf, amongst a mixed load comprising material from both this location and Licence Area 458 (East English Channel Region).
P. Watkins (HES), 16 November 2025.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF94025 Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2003. Marine Aggregate Dredging and the Historic Environment. Assessing, evaluating, mitigating and monitoring the archaeological effects of marine aggregate dredging.
- <S2> SNF94026 Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2005. Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest.
- <S3> SNF100461 Unpublished Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2018. British Marine Aggregate Producers Association, English Heritage and The Crown Estate: Marine Industry Protocol for the Reporting of Finds of Archaeological Interest. Annual Report to BMAPA 2017-2018.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AMMUNITION (World War One to World War Two - 1914 AD to 1945 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 2:58AM