Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29183 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Monument |
|---|
| Name: | King's Dyke, a medieval to post medieval bank |
|---|
Summary
This dyke is mentioned as an earthwork bank forming a flood defence in 1604. It forms part of the parish boundary between Methwold and Hilgay and may have originally extended much further to become the Southery to Hilgay boundary.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 6320 9614 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TL69NW |
|---|
| Parish: | HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
| METHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
Mentioned as an earthwork bank forming a flood defence in 1604 and as the boundary between Methwold and Hilgay. It may have extended much further than the above references, even continuing to become the Southery to Hilgay boundary, but this is uncertain.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 28 September 1992.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Monograph: Silvester, R.. 1992. The Wissey Embayment and Fen Causeway.. East Anglian Archaeology. Vol 52, pp 58,73. |
Related records - none
Find out more...