Record Details

NHER Number:36917
Type of record:Monument
Name:Medieval or post medieval sea bank

Summary

Aerial photographs taken in 1944 and 1967 show the earthwork of a short length of medieval or post medieval sea bank.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 6413 2576
Map Sheet:TF62NW
Parish:NORTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1944 & 1967. RAF and Ordnance Survey air photography.
A short L-shaped length of sea bank is visible as an earthwork and soilmark at TF 6411 2578, northwest of North Wootton.
The bank extends from a possible saltern, southeast to a second saltern, implying either a medieval or post medieval date.
See NMP plot in file.
A. Miller (Suffolk CC NMP), 4 July 2000.

Monument Types

  • SEA DEFENCES (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Map: NMP Plot.
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944. RAF 106G/LA67 Frame 4156 (NMR).
---Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS 67-069-(214-5).
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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