Record Details
| NHER Number: | 61040 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Embankment, path and culvert within Lynford Park |
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Summary
An embankment carrying a path within Lynford Park (NHER 30470). It crosses the flooplain of a tribuary of the River Wissey. A brick culvert carries the embankment across a watercourse in the floodplain.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8180 9388 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL89SW |
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| Parish: | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 2013. Rapid Identification Survey. HAs 10 and 12.
An embankment carrying a path within Lynford Park (NHER 30470). It crosses the floodplain of a tributary of the River Wissey. A brick culvert carries the embankment across a watercourse in the floodplain.
The embankment is aligned northnorthwest to southsoutheast. It measures about 80m long, up to 22.5m wide and between 0.2 and 1.5m in height. It has a flat top and sloping sides.
The culvert has straight side walls and a curving arch/roof. The side walls project beyond the arch and embankment for at least 2.2m on both the west and east. The bricks are pale yellow/cream in colour.
A path of the line of the embankment is shown on (S1) and (S2).
D. Robertson (HES), 17 July 2015.
Monument Types
- CULVERT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- EMBANKMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Map: Fairbrother, Clark and Lye. 1856. Sale Particulars of Lynford Hall Estate. |
| <S2> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. |
Related records
| 30470 | Part of: Lynford Hall Park (Monument) |