Thesaurus Term/Concept: SLEECHING SALT WORKS

Identifier 143968
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A coastal site producing salt by scraping up salt-impregnated sand and silt, leeching out the salt to produce a concentrated brine, then boiling in 'saltcotes' (small huts containing lead pans)

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Context Record
Monument Type MNF77611 Late Saxon to early medieval salterns (Monument)
Monument Type MNF70262 Late Saxon to medieval saltern (Monument)
Monument Type MNF75590 Late Saxon/early medieval salterns and post-medieval drainage features (Monument)
Monument Type MNF75589 Medieval saltern (Monument)
Monument Type MNF77612 Medieval saltern (Monument)
Monument Type MNF70256 Middle to Late Saxon salt industry and post-medieval features (Monument)