Record Details
| NHER Number: | 26749 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Monument |
|---|
| Name: | Probable post medieval and/or modern sea defence banks |
|---|
Summary
Two undated banks with associated ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945. They are probably post medieval and/or modern sea defence banks and may be associated with other possible sea defence banks (NHER 26763 and 26899).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7172 4461 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TF74SW |
|---|
| Parish: | HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
January 2001. NMP.
On the 1945 aerial photographs (S1) two sections of bank are visible at TF 7159 4474 and TF 7191 4452. The more northerly section is less prominent and has narrow ditches running either side of it, while the easterly bank appears better defined, but with only one ditch on the southwest side. Although near World War Two defensive earthworks, these banks do not appear 'fresh' enough to be fairly new at the time of the photograph. The features are probably earlier, possibly some from of sea defence. The banks do not appear on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (S2), but the land can be seen to have been salt marsh, and the banks would have been located close to the high water level.
May be part of a larger sea defence containing NHER 26763 and 26899.
A. Hunt (NMP), 19 January 2001.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEA DEFENCES (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK 369 Frames 4276-4277 8-JUN-1945 (NMR). |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-27. OS 1st Edition 1" Sheet 69 1824-27. |
Related records
| 26899 | Related to: Earthworks of post medieval sea defences (Monument) |
| 26763 | Related to: Post medieval sea defence bank (Monument) |