| Suffolk HER Number (Pref. Ref.): | WLN 029 |
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| Unique number (MonUID): | MSF15746 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Parish: | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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| WESTLETON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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| NGR: | TM 47 66 |
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Summary
Minsmere peat cuttings, of at least 12th century date.
Monument Types
Associated Finds: None recorded
Protected Status: None recorded
Description
Minsmere. `Unquestionably flooded peat-cuttings dating back, in charter material, to at least the 12th century' (S1).
Extent of Med peat cuttings unknown. NGR centred to area of Minsmere as defined by Hodskinson as `The Broad' in 1783 (S2).
Note: In 1237 a description of the stretch of coast records the port of Minsmere (S1).
Sources
| S1 | (No record type): Ridgard Dr J M, Sizewell Belts SSSI: Desk Top Survey, SCC, March 1995 (SSF17614) |
| M1 | Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish file. Parish file: (S1) (SSF50072) |
| S2 | (No record type): Hodskinson J, Map, The County of Suffolk surveyed, 1783 (SSF7563) |
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