NHER 2186 (Monument record) - Medieval saltern mounds and objects

'Cottage standing on mound - information from 'R. B'.' - note by R. R. Clarke on NCM map.
'Cottage standing on R. B. - information from O. G. S. Crawford' - KLM map for exactly the same spot.

NB. Neither the 1958 or the 1923 6 inch Ordnance Survey maps mark a cottage here. KLM add a note that the name Bellmount given by the Ordnance Survey to this field refers to a bell used to warn shepherds of high tides. Compare to NHER 2185.
E. Rose (NAU), 26 November 1980.

Fenland Survey Fieldwalking 1985 (S1).
These are more saltern mounds. In field centred 5430 2110, interconnecting and under plough. Up to 2.5m high, occasionally a little more. At 5435 2100 mounds under winter cereal but no finds. At 5430 2095 mounds under plough with shells and some burnt soil. (All mounds part of TSC 5). Over first set of mounds (interconnecting) is fair spread of cockle and medieval pottery (TSC HH) at 3.2m OD = context 1.
At 5426 2119 = context 2 (TSC 14) is concentration of medieval pottery,sparse, moderate shell, locally abundant in patches, abutting the Sea Bank on side of mounds. No obvious soil discolouration. 24m east to west x 18m north to south at 4.4m OD in weathered ploughsoil.
Finds in NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU), 22 December 1985.

For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).