NHER 27032 (Monument record) - Possible medieval moated site

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Summary

An undated but possibly medieval moated site or ditched saltern mound, visible as a cropmark on 1966 Ordnance Survey vertical images.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The site appears as a possible sub-rectangular to irregular ditched enclosure, with its long axis aligned in a north to south direction (S1). The probable site of the south-western corner of the enclosure is within a ploughed field and is not visible. The ditched area has an internal north to south length of 90m and a maximum width of 50m. The ditch has a maximum width of 11m.
A large sub-rounded area within the possible enclosure appears slightly raised and has a lighter, parched appearance. This may be a mound formed by the material excavated from the surrounding ditches, but equally may be a redundant saltern mound, utilised for a later occupation site. The site may simply be a salt production site, with unusually regular and large channels excavated around its circumference. The date of the site cannot be determined but a medieval or Post medieval date seems most likely. It must be stressed that the site appears within unusual heath vegetation and may be of non antiquity.
M. Brennand (NMP), 3 October 2002.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 66117/120-121; 01-JUN-1966.

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Record last edited

Mar 14 2025 4:23PM

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