NHER 27092 (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 |
Map
Full Description
October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The group consists of two mounds centred on TF 6304 2409 and TF 6325 2449. The western mound is characteristically horseshoe shaped, with a maximum diameter of 150m. The feature has been ploughed flat by 1946 (S1) and is visible as a cropmark. The eastern mound is sub-oval with a maximum diameter of 110m. The feature is visible as substantial earthwork in 1988 (S2) although it appears to have been truncated on its western side where a farm building has been constructed.
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 (2)
- <S1> SNF10400 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. TF6324/A; 16-APR-1946 (RAF/106G/UK/1427 4078).
- <S2> 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)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2025 11:16AM