Record Details
| NHER Number: | 36937 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible post medieval breakwaters or sea defences |
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Summary
1948 aerial photographs show the cropmarks of a number of earthwork banks that may be post medieval breakwaters or sea defences.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6414 2714 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF62NW |
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| Parish: | NORTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| SANDRINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1948. RAF air photography.
A number of banks are visible as earthworks and soilmarks at TF 6414 2717, on the Babingley River.
The site is on the line of the coast up to the 18th century in an area called 'Rising Haven' on a 1588 estate map.
These features may then represent attempts to improve the haven by building breakwaters (they may be sea defences but this seems less likely) and so are likely to be post medieval.
A. Miller (Suffolk County Council NMP), 11 July 2000.
Monument Types
- HARBOUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEA DEFENCES (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1948. 541/205 Frames 3136-7 (NMR). |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records - none
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