Record Details
NHER Number: | 41512 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Undated wreck, Morston Creek |
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Summary
An undated wreck is located on the eastern side of Morston Creek. It may have been a ferry used to cross the channel or a boat used to move cargoes between other boats. It was recorded in 2004 during the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 00492 44607 |
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Map Sheet: | TG04SW |
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Parish: | MORSTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 11), Context 928:
A wreck/hulk lay on the eastern side of Morston Creek. It was rectangular in shape and constructed of wooden planks with metal support struts. It may have been a ferry used to cross the channel or a boat used to move cargoes between boats.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 20 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
April 2006. Casual observation during boat trip.
The wreck/hulk is in the same position and in the same condition as recorded by the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey in 2004.
D. Robertson (NLA), 28 June 2006.
Monument Types
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 | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005.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. p 82. |
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