NHER 16500 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of a possible medieval saltern mound
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Mound described as Bronze Age barrow, but probably a former beacon.
Levelled in 1971.
Written on KLM map.
E. Rose (NAU), 20 August 1980.
July 2001. Norfolk NMP.
The upstanding earthwork element of the site appears as a sub-rounded mound (S1) although the cropmark suggests that this is one part of a larger sub-rounded or sub-oval mound (S1). The upstanding part of the site has a diameter of 26m, while the larger cropmark feature has a maximum length of 84m. The amorphous profile of the larger feature suggests it may be a saltern mound. The round mound may simply be the surviving southern part of this feature, or was possibly re-used for another activity utilising the existent higher elevation of the saltern mound. The saltern may date from the Late Iron Age, Roman or medieval periods, although the latter seems most plausible.
M. Brennand (NMP), 18 July 2001.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF100842 Unpublished Document: Kitchen, F. and Peek, B. 1987. Fire Over England. Norfolk.
- <S1> SNF52810 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67069 172 26-APR-67 (Norfolk SMR TF 6632A).
- <S2> SNF52811 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 1259 27-JUN-1946 (SMR TF 6631B).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 11 2020 11:16AM