| 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 4721 6651 |
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Summary
Minsmere peat cuttings, of at least 12th century date.
Monument Types
- PEAT CUTTING (12th century to 13th century - 1101 AD to 1200 AD)
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| [M1] | Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service.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. (S1). (SSF50072) |
| [S2] | Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed. (SSF7563) |
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