NHER 32979 (Monument record) - Possible medieval saltern mound

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Summary

Evaluation in 1997 revealed a series of burnt silt lumps and associated sherds of abraded medieval Grimston Ware. This may indicate the edge of a salt making mound or saltern.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF52SW
Civil Parish TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

September 1997. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation in advance of development.
T-shaped trench revealed series of burnt silt lumps and associated sherd of abraded medieval Grimston ware. This may indicate edge of a salt making mound or saltern.
See report (S1) in file. The results of this work are also summarised in (S2).
Compiled by E. Rose (NLA), 9 March 1998. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 9 April 2015.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hutcheson, A. 1998. Report on an Archaeological Evalutation at land adjacent to No. 74 New Roman Bank, Terrington St. Clement. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 277.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 207.
  • BRIQUETAGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2015 8:26AM

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