Record Details
| NHER Number: | 41547 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | World War Two beach defences or undated wreck |
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Summary
Two large metal poles were observed in the sea beyond the low tide line in 2004. They could have been part of World War Two military coastal defences or a wreck. A wreck is shown relatively close by on a map dated 1998.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 10509 43908 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG14SW |
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| Parish: | WEYBOURNE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 13), Context 1107:
Two large metal poles were observed in the sea beyond the low tide line. They could have been part of military coastal defences or a wreck. According to (S1) a wreck is shown relatively close by on a map dated 1998 (S2).
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 22 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Monument Types
- WRECK (Unknown date)
- BEACH DEFENCE (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Ringwood, I.. 2003. NSCS 3 - Norfolk and Suffolk Coastal Survey - Documentary Evidence - Norfolk. |
| <S2> | Map: Imray Norris and Wilson. 1998. Imray C28 Harwich to Wells, 1:127,000 chart. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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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