Record Details

NHER Number:41476
Type of record:Monument
Name:Wreck

Summary

The remains of a wooden vessel were found on the north side of Overy Creek in 2004.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 84901 45604
Map Sheet:TF84NW
Parish:BURNHAM OVERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 8), Context 1024:
A wreck or hulk measuring 11m by 4.5m and composed of at least forty wooden struts and horizontal timbers. Embedded in beach sand on the north side of Overy Creek.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 18 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

Monument Types

  • WRECK (Unknown date)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

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Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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.

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