Record Details
| NHER Number: | 42729 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable post medieval/modern reclamation features |
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Summary
A group of parallel ditches and banks are located to the east of the East Bank. They are probably associated with the post medieval and/or modern reclamation and drainage of the marshes.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 06006 44272 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG04SE |
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| Parish: | CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Land-based survey; Cley, Salthouse and Kelling fresh-marshes, Context 6:
A group of parallel ditches and banks, aligned roughly east to west and north to south. Located between TG 05144 45160 and TG 05795 44954. Could be ridge and furrow features, although it is much more probable that they are drainage features associated with the reclamation/drainage of the marshes. Probably post medieval or modern in date.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
D. Robertson (NLA), 2 March 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
- LAND RECLAMATION (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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. p 123; Fig 51. |
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