NHER 42159 (Monument record) - Site of possible medieval saltern mound
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2005. Norfolk NMP.
An earthwork of a possible medieval saltern mound is visible on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2). This mound was located at TG 4934 0888, immediately to the south of the A47 road. It has an irregular curved plan and measures up to 44m by 19m. The western side of the mound appears to be cut by a drainage ditch that is shown on the 1838 Acle tithe map (S3). This suggests that the mound is earlier than that date and it is likely that it relates to medieval salt making. The mound appears to have been levelled by 1980 (S4).
J. Albone (NMP), 21 November 2005
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF59244 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS/70315 61-2 11-SEP-1970.
- <S2> SNF59237 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 4032-3 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 4908A-B).
- <S3> SNF56284 Map: Lenny, I.. 1838. A Map of the Parish of Acle in the County of Norfolk. (Tithe map) A Map of the Parish of Acle in the County of Norfolk. (NRO DNTA).
- <S4> SNF59245 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1980. OS/80068 31-2 10-MAY-1980.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Find out more...(6)
- Great Yarmouth: Earliest Settlement (Urban Summary)
- Great Yarmouth: Geology and Environment (Urban Summary)
- Great Yarmouth: Medieval topography (Urban Summary)
- Great Yarmouth: Plague and Depression (Urban Summary)
- Great Yarmouth: Priories and Friaries (Urban Summary)
- Great Yarmouth: The Medieval fishing industry (Urban Summary)
Record last edited
Jul 21 2017 3:11PM