Record Details
| NHER Number: | 26899 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Earthworks of post medieval sea defences |
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Summary
A narrow ditch and two small sections of bank are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The earthworks seem to have been part of an earlier sea defence/land reclamation attempt and may originally have been a more substantial feature joining together NHER 26712 and 26763, to create a continuous barrier.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7361 4438 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF74SW |
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| Parish: | THORNHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 2001. NMP.
The fragmentary remains of a narrow ditch and two small sections of bank can be seen as earthworks at TF 7347 4428 - TF 7376 4448 on 1945 APs (S1). The feature is c. 350m long. It seems to be part of an earlier sea defence/land reclamation attempt and may originally have been a more substantial feature joining together NHER 26712 and 26763, to create a continuous barrier. However the evidence is quite slight. If it is part of a larger feature, then it is probably post medieval in date. Traces of the features can also be seen on 1952 APs (S2).
A. Hunt (NMP), 25 January 2001.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEA DEFENCES (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK 369 Frames 4188-4189 8-JUN-1945 (NMR). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1952. RAF 58/844 Frame 5245 21-MAR-1952 (NMR). |
Related records
| 26712 | Related to: Linear features of unknown date (Monument) |
| 26763 | Related to: Post medieval sea defence bank (Monument) |
| 26749 | Related to: Probable post medieval and/or modern sea defence banks (Monument) |
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