Record Details
| NHER Number: | 22496 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval saltern mound and pottery sherds |
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Summary
An undated but probably medieval saltern mound visible as a cropmark on 1988 BKS vertical images. Fieldwalking in 1986 as part of the Fenland Survey also noted the saltern mound, as well as a small number of medieval pottery sherds
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 5735 2166 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF52SE |
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| Parish: | TERRINGTON ST CLEMENT, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2 April 1986. Fieldwalking. Just outside Sea Bank. Gallow Marsh (S1).
Mound, presumably a saltern mound. 71m north to south x 54m east to west but perhaps truncated on west side. 1m high. Few medieval sherds on east slope. Under young winter cereal. 3.4-4.4m OD. TSC 46
Finds in NCM.
R. J. Silvester (NAU), 7 April 1986.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).
January 2003. Norfolk NMP.
The mound appears to sub-rounded in plan with a possible linear off-shoot towards the south-east (S3). The rounded area has a maximum diameter of 52m and the linear protrusion also has a length of 52m. The mound is located on the seaward side of the Sea Bank (NHER 2187) and presumably post-dates its construction, although an earlier foundation date cannot be discounted. This is likely to be a medieval saltern mound.
M. Brennand (NMP), 6 January 2003.
Monument Types
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- SALTERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | *Fieldwork: 1986. Fenland Fieldwalking Survey. TSC 46. |
| <S2> | Archive: Fenland Folders. |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 3523 30-SEP-1988 (NCC 5079). |
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