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On Lakenheath Warren in the 1660’s, sand dunes spread over a thousand acres and, in the next four years, were blown as far as Santon Downham, partly burying the village and blocking part of the Little Ouse River.
The last mobile system of sand dunes can be seen at Wangford Warren nature reserve. For more information Wangford Warren visit the Suffolk Wildlife Trust
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Flint has been dug for centuries at sites such as Grimes Graves and has played a major part in the history and landscape of the area.
This history is reflected in the region’s built heritage with good examples of flint construction.
Flint and brick are they main local building materials, with pantile and slate roofs. Clunch(a form of chalk) is used on the western edge of the Brecks, while yellow-grey brick is found near Thetford and Culford. For more information on the vernacular architececture of the area, contact the Breckland Society.
For more information download our flint leaflet.
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| | | Further Links
Thetford Forest Archaeology - Amateur Archaeological Survey carried out in an East Anglian pine forest environment. A field-walking website, with special reference to late prehistoric lithics, but also includes surveys of a 4th century Romen site and a 12th century medieval site
Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service - summary of Breckland Archaeological survey 1996, with particular reference to flint.
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