NHER 27093 (Monument record) - Probable medieval saltern mounds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The group consists of five mounds (S1) centred on TF 6328 2419, TF 6327 2426, TF 6343 2429, TF 6353 2445 and TF 6363 2426. The group forms an approximately linear arrangement, possibly following the former course of a saltmarsh channel. The easternmost mound is a large horseshoe shaped affair with a maximum diameter of 130m. It has been truncated by a railway (NHER 13592) on its eastern side and had a narrow gauge mineral railway (NHER 24222) constructed over the top of it. The remaining mounds are irregular to rounded in plan, ranging from 50m to 100m in diameter.
These features form part of a dense concentration of saltern mounds located along the saltmarsh in North and South Wootton. Direct dating evidence is scarce but isolated finds of pottery would suggest that the majority of the mounds are medieval in date.
M. Brennand (NMP), 18 October 2002.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF10423 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. Norfolk Air Photo Library: BKS 1988 Vertical Survey (Commissioned by Norfolk County Council). 5152: 30-SEP-1988 (BKS/3599).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
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Record last edited
Apr 8 2025 11:05AM