NHER 23539 (Monument record) - Possible medieval saltern mound

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Summary

Fieldwalking in 1987 by the Fenland Survey recorded the presence of a mound at this location. This mound is also visible as a sub-rounded cropmark on 1946 RAF vertical aerial photographs, and is thought to be the remains of a possible medieval saltern mound.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF52SE
Civil Parish TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

10 April 1987. Fieldwalking (S1). Hart's Marsh - beyond Sea Bank.
Mound discovered. About 1.2m high at 3.4-4.6m, OD 58m northwest to southeast x 55m northeast to southwest.
No finds. TSC 49.
R. Silvester (NAU), 10 April 1987.

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

December 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The mound is sub-rounded to irregular in plan (S3) with a maximum diameter of 30m, appearing as a lighter coloured parch mark with a diffuse darker area around its circumference. The site lies to the north (seaward) of the Sea Bank (NHER 2187) on the eastern side of a relict saltmarsh channel, and is likely to be medieval in date. The mound appears to be suspiciously isolated, although there are light coloured, less well defined areas to the northwest.
M. Brennand (NMP), 16 December 2002.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> *Fieldwork: 1987. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC 49.
  • <S2> Archive: Fenland Folders.
  • <S3> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1427 3141-2 16-APR-1946 (SMR TF 5621A).

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2016 1:12PM

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