NHER 42212 (Monument record) - Earthwork saltern mound

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Summary

An earthwork of a mound, probably a Late Saxon to medieval saltern mound, is visible on aerial photographs. The mound is sub circular in plan and is surrounded by a narrow ditch or gully. Other possible saltern mounds are located 100m to the south (NHER 41369) and 140m to the east (NHER 42213).

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG40NE
Civil Parish	FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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December 2005. Norfolk NMP.
An earthwork of a mound, probably a Late Saxon to medieval saltern mound, is visible on aerial photographs (S1), (S2) and (S3). This mound is located at TG 4556 0547. The mound is sub circular in plan and has a maximum diameter of 23m. It is surrounded by a narrow ditch or gully. It is likely that this is a saltern mound of Late Saxon to medieval date. Other possible saltern mounds are located 100m to the south (NHER 41369) and 140m to the east (NHER 42213).
J. Albone (NMP), 07 December 2005.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF56187 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/930 3012-3 16-OCT-1945 (NHER TG 4505A-B).
<S2> SNF59680 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 82/724 6-7 16-FEB-1953 (NHER TG 4505A-B).
<S3> SNF59681 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1971. OS/71044 288-9 11-APR-1971.

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Freethorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 28 2023 1:07PM