Record Details
| NHER Number: | 43800 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Roman salt extraction works |
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Summary
Clay walled structures, fragments of Roman tile and pottery and briquetage found on the beach in 2006 indicate a possible salt extraction site. Romano-British pottery was recovered in the same year from clay exposed by the scouring of sand.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 48 21 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG42SE |
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| Parish: | WINTERTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Early 2006. Winterton beach to the south of the Roman inhumation NHER 41181.
Clay walled structures and burnt areas, possibly salterns. Finds of animal bone and pottery, probably Roman. Further identification to come.
Photographs, plans, details and letter (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 February 2006.
Finds identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) as Roman tile and briquetage and some post medieval brick.
Details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 27 February 2006.
5 Feb 2006. Stray finds.
Romano-British pot sherds found on surface of clay exposed by scouring of sand.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 17 March 2011.
Monument Types
- SALTERN (Unknown date)
- WALL (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Peterson, J. and Guy, S.. 2006. Letters, photos, etc.. |
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