NHER 27094 (Monument record) - Probable medieval saltern mounds

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The group consists of four probable mounds (S1) centred on TF 6330 2399, TF 6348 2398, TF 6349 2378 and TF 6363 2392. The western feature is actually visible as three separate low earthworks, although they were probably originally one large mound with a potential diameter of 120m. The southern feature is indistinct, although there is a trace of red within the grass that suggests this is a former saltern site. The eastern feature is visible as two distinct features, with the line of a former railway (NHER 13591) passing between them, although most probably one mound originally. The central mound is characteristically horseshoe shaped, with a maximum diameter of 130m.
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.
M. Brennand (NMP), 18 October 2002.