NHER 26808 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of probable medieval to post medieval salterns
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
A group of mounds, possibly indicating medieval to post medieval salterns, are visible as both earthworks and vegetation marks on the saltmarsh at Snettisham (S1-S2). Nine low and amorphous shaped mounds are clustered around meanders in the water channels. The smallest being 15m by 6 and the largest measuring 60m by 42m. The location is now protected from the sea by a sea bank (NHER 26617), so it seems likely that they pre-date the construction of that line of defence. This bank is thought to be post-medieval in date, potentially dating to the late 17th and 18th centuries.
S. Massey (NMP), 15 April 2002.
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Record last edited
May 15 2025 4:17PM