NHER 27127 (Monument record) - Possible medieval salterns and possible post medieval bank

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The saltern group consists of four mounds (S1) centred on TF 6326 2291, TF 6336 2286, TF 6337 2281 and TF 6337 2274. The mounds are irregular to sub-rounded in plan, ranging in diameter from 35m to 60m. The central two mounds only have a narrow break between them and may have originally been all one mound. 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.
There appears to be remains of a linear bank running eastwards from the northern saltern from TF 6329 2290 to TF 6328 2290, for a distance of 90m. This appears to an isolated length of bank or causeway, possibly related to local flood or tidal water management. The feature may be contemporary with the saltern mounds or may be later, and date from the post-medieval period.
M. Brennand (NMP) 24 October 2002.