Record Details
| NHER Number: | 36030 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Sea bank of unknown date |
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Summary
An earthwork bank was observed during a survey carried out by the NAU in 2000. The bank, which runs along the parish boundary, is part of the sea defences and is associated with another sea bank, NHER 36036.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8678 4473 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF84SE |
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| Parish: | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site identified during archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
Low grassy bank along the Holkham parish boundary. Associated with NHER 36036.
See report (S1) for further details.
K. Penn (NAU), 2 March 2001. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 28 April 2015.
1946 & 1949. RAF air photography.
Visible as an earthwork and cropmarks.
A. Miller (Suffolk CC NMP).
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 February 2002.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- SEA DEFENCES (Unknown date)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1949. 540/259 Frames 5008-9 (NMR). |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1430 Frame 4034. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532. |
Related records
| 36036 | Related to: Post medieval sea bank (Monument) |
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