Thesaurus Term/Concept: FLOOD DEFENCES

Identifier 70445
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note Manmade constructions used to prevent water flooding the surrounding area. Often taking the form of a bank or wall but may be more elaborate e.g. the Thames Barrier.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (1)

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Instances/Examples (23)

Context Record
Monument Type MLI85216 Dyke, Hagworthingham (Monument)
Monument Type MLI86229 Late medieval to post-medieval river bank, Boston (Monument)
Monument Type MLI81372 Linear earthwork feature, running alongside the Witham (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20291 LINEAR FEATURE CROPMARKS (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20247 MEDIEVAL DYKE KNOWN AS ASENDIKE (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20324 MEDIEVAL DYKE KNOWN AS 'GOLDYKE' (Monument)
Monument Type MLI13006 Medieval dylings and flood defence bank at Gold Fen Dike Bank (Monument)
Monument Type MLI124960 Middle Anglo-Saxon settlement at Little Carlton (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20054 POSSIBLE MEDIEVAL DYKE KNOWN AS 'OLD FENDIKE', NOW QUADRING BANK (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20055 POSSIBLE MEDIEVAL DYKE, KNOWN AS 'NEW FENDIKE', NOW HAMMOND BECK (Monument)
Monument Type MLI84660 Post medieval flood defences, adjacent to Gayton le Wold Grange, Gayton le Wold (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20474 POST MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT OF GEDNEY DYKE (Monument)
Monument Type MLI90071 Post-medieval Flood Defence Ditches, Bicker Fen (Monument)
Monument Type MLI80784 Post-medieval site off London Road (Monument)
Monument Type MLI88312 Probable post medieval ground improvement, Barlings Abbey (Monument)
Monument Type MLI52488 Probable Post-Medieval Flood Defences, Marton (Monument)
Monument Type MLI20248 PURSAM BANK (Monument)
Monument Type MLI40239 'ROMAN BANK' LINEAR EARTHWORK, TUMBY (Monument)
Monument Type MLI80654 Two parallel curvi-linear ditches near the old course of the Witham (Monument)
Monument Type MLI92452 Undated ditches, south of Barlings Abbey, Barlings (Monument)
Monument Type MLI83303 Undated possible sea bank, south of Mill Marsh Road, Moulton (Monument)
Monument Type MLI90805 Undated timber posts near the former course of the river, Church Lane, North Thoresby (Monument)
Monument Type MLI81135 Undated, possibly Romano-British, ditches off Great Fen Road (Monument)