Monument record MLI87611 - Salterns, Tetney
Summary
Salterns in Tetney parish.
Type and Period (3)
- SALT WORKS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PALAEOCHANNEL (Unknown date)
- BURIED LAND SURFACE (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Cropmarks of former salterns were identified on aerial photographs by the National Mapping Programme. {1}
Weak magentic anomalies, interpreted as former palaeochannels, were recorded during a magnetometry survey conducted in 2011, on land at Newton Marsh. The former channels appeared to correlate well with previously identified cropmarks of medieval salterns, and were probably utilised in the salt-making process. {2}
Buried land surfaces, glacial till and former palaeochannels were revealed across this area in December 2012, during an auger survey and trial trenching on land at Bishopthorpe Farm, Bishopthorpe, Tetney. Although no specific archaeological activity was revealed by the trenches in this area, the ready access to saltwater and firm ground in this location would indicate an area that was very conducive to saltmaking activities. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3613 Map: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1992-1996. National Mapping Programme. TA 3203: LI.413.15.1.
- <2> SLI14541 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2012. Land at Newton Marsh, Tetney. AAL site code: NEMA 12.
- <3> SLI14747 Report: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2013. Land at Bishopthorpe Farm, Bishopthorpe, Tetney. AAL site code: NEMA 12.
- <4> SLI14748 Archive: Allen Archaeology Ltd. 2013. Land at Bishopthorpe Farm, Bishopthorpe, Tetney. LCNCC 2012.105.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TA 3259 0364 (416m by 754m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TETNEY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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