Record Details
| NHER Number: | 42197 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Saxon or medieval saltern mound |
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Summary
An earthwork of a possible Late Saxon to medieval saltern mound is visible on aerial photographs. Other possible saltern mounds are located nearby (NHER 42198, 17773).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 46483 07308 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG40NE |
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| Parish: | HALVERGATE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
November 2005. Norfolk NMP.
An earthwork of a possible Late Saxon to medieval saltern mound is visible on aerial photographs (S1 to S3). This mound is centred on TG 4648 0730. The mound is sub rectangular in plan and measures up to 37m long by 18m wide and is bounded by drainage ditches on all sides. It is likely that this is a saltern mound of Late Saxon to medieval date. Other possible saltern mounds are located nearby (NHER 42198, 17773).
J. Albone (NMP), 29 November 2005
Monument Types
- MOUND (Undated)
- MOUND (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
- SALTERN (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK 6016-7 27-JUN-1946 (NHER TG 4608A / TG 4608C). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1963. RAF 543/2531 (F22) 23-4 14-NOV-1963 (NMR). |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1985. OS/85101 68-9 02-JUN-1985. |
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