Record Details
| NHER Number: | 24725 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval canal |
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Summary
A broad low band of silt here runs from the bank of the Great Ouse to within a few hundred metres of southern tip of island of Southery. This is probably the route of an old medieval canal.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 6072 9431 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL69SW |
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| Parish: | SOUTHERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Broad low band of silt running from bank of Great Ouse to within a few hundred metres of southern tip of island of Southery. In its central section it appears to be about 18-19m wide x 0.4m high. A recently cleaned dyke at 61009432 suggests feature might be quite shallow 1-1.2m and filled with silt and patches of shells. (Treat this comment about depth with caution!).
At west extremity ridge curves around and achieves a height of 1.2m spread of flood silt around this and overlies peat.
At east end very low and impossible to detect it beyond field boundary.
R. Silvester (NAU) 4 August 1988
Monument Types
- CANAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
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