Weybourne Hoop

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Black Joy Fort; Waybourne Hope; Cley; Clay

In the civil parish of Cley Next The Sea.
In the historic county of Norfolk (Modern Authority of Norfolk, 1974 county of Norfolk).

During the invasion scare of 1587, Edmund Yorke drew up a complex plan of an earthwork rampart backing Salthouse Marshes, with tow forts at either end, one adjoining the rampart at Weybourne, the other separated from the rampart at Cley Haven. This latter fort, Black Joy Fort was planned to be a six-pointed star fort with ravelins between each face, the first example of such an advanced design in England. it was probably Yorke's solution to the rapid rebuilding of an existing unbastioned sconce. Some part of the defences existed then as orders were given to enlarge `the sconce at Weybourne Hoop'. It is unlikely that the plan was was cried out beyond strengthening the extant sconce as the Armada commenced soon after the plan was drawn up.

This site has been described as a;
Artillery Fort
Linear Defence or Dyke.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Nothing visible remains.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TG048452

Modern Map from Good for landscape form and features	Modern Map from Good for general location
Air Photo from	1st edition OS Map from

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