Monument record SOL 043 - Area of possible former surface extraction on Somerleyton marshes
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4765 9638 (243m by 358m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM49NE |
| Civil Parish | SOMERLEYTON, ASHBY AND HERRINGFLEET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
December 2013. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
An area of possible former surface extraction, perhaps of peat or clay, is visible as earthworks and vegetation marks on aerial photographs of Somerleyton Marshes (S1)-(S3), centred at TM 4763 9638. The blocks of narrow, linear features, interspersed by deeper cuts and drains, have been mapped only by extent. Surface extraction of peat, in shallow workings of this type, is typical of post medieval extraction, water levels being too high for the type of deep extraction that took place in the medieval period and resulted in the Broads. If the extraction relates to clay, the proximity of Somerleyton Brickworks (SHER SOL 025) may be significant. The apparent shallowness of the workings contrasts with the deeper pits identified to the immediate southeast (SHER SOL 042).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18th December 2013.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1716 RS 4172-4173 06-SEP-1946 (EHA).
- <S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/70351 V 191-192 20-SEP-1970 (EHA).
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery TM 4796 19-MAY-1999.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 18 2020 5:31PM