Record Details

NHER Number:36906
Type of record:Monument
Name:Medieval saltern mound

Summary

Aerial photographs taken in 1948 and 1967 show the earthwork of a probable medieval saltern mound. It is one of a large number in the area, and was later incorporated into a sea defence bank.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 6377 2587
Map Sheet:TF62NW
Parish:NORTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1944 & 1967. RAF and Ordnance Survey air photography.
A probable medieval saltern is visible as an earthwork and soilmark at TF 6378 2588, northwest of North Wootton.
The mound is one of a large group in this area and was apparently incorporated into a later sea defence, its southern side being overlain by a sea bank.
See NMP plot (S1) in file.
A. Miller (Suffolk County Council NMP), 3 July 2000.

Monument Types

  • SALTERN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 67069/214-215; 24-APR-1967.
---Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/LA67 4156 1944.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Map: NMP Plot.

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