Record Details
| NHER Number: | 42722 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Undated mounds and hollows at Blakeney Eye |
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Summary
A group of undated mounds and hollows were recorded in reclaimed marshland during the land based part of the Norfolk Rapid Coastal Survey. They may have been created during saltworking.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 04356 45018 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG04NW |
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| Parish: | CLEY NEXT THE SEA, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
December 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Land-based survey; Area A71, Context 6:
Located in fresh/reclaimed marshes. Blakeney Eye.
A group of mounds and hollows located between TG 04370 45107 and TG 04411 44931. Could be evidence for saltworking.
See assessment report (S1) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
D. Robertson (NLA), 2 March 2006. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Monument Types
- HOLLOW (Unknown date)
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- SALT WORKS (Unknown date)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045. p 122; Fig 50. |
Related records
| 41013 | Part of: Earthwork banks, ditches and mounds (Monument) |
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