NHER 41392 (Monument record) - Undated salt working mounds

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Summary

In 2004 the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey two mounds were located in the saltmarsh to the east of a channel. It is thought that these mounds may have been produced during saltworking, or during the dredging of saltmarsh channels.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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

Map

May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 2), Context 693:
Two mounds located in the saltmarsh to the east of a channel. The north mound was at TF 59704 23834 and measured 4m by 4m by 1m high. The south mound was uneven, measured 10m by 10m by 2.5m tall and was at TF 59718 23799.
The mounds may have been produced during saltworking or during the dredging of saltmarsh channels.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 12 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.

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Record last edited

Jul 21 2019 9:28AM

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