Record Details
NHER Number: | 61047 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Quarry in Lynford Arboretum |
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Summary
A large oval hollow in Lynford Park (NHER 30470). It was probably excavated as a quarry for sand and gravel.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TL 8217 9395 |
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Map Sheet: | TL89SW |
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Parish: | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 2014. Rapid Identification Survey. HA 89.
A large oval hollow, measuring about 32m by 38m by up to 3m deep. It has gentle slopes, with the most gentle slope in the westsouthwest. Its base is irregular. It is located with Lynford Park (NHER 30470).
The hollow was probably excavated as a quarry for sand and gravel. The gentle slope on the westsouthwest may have been an access point.
The hollow is not shown on (S1).
D. Robertson (HES), 24 July 2015.
Monument Types
- HOLLOW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- QUARRY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. |
Related records
30470 | Part of: Lynford Hall Park (Monument) |