Undated earthwork mound, Tollesbury Wick Marsh (EHER 16828)

A roughly circular mound measuring 18m by 15m by 1.5m high surrounded on all sides by the relict creek system is visible on aerial photographs.

1995. Aerial photograph interpretation. Mound, possible redhill. <1> May 1995. Test pit evaluation. A test pit was excavated on the southern side of the mound which revealed that the mound comprised two layers, contexts 4 and 5. Context 4 was a layer of silty redeposited clay, 0.43m thick, which was banked up over context 5 to form the upper part of the mound. Context 5, which was a layer of redeposited clay measuring 0.19m thick, was similar to context 4 but contained slightly less silts. A single fragment of baked clay was recovered from this deposit. No indications of the presence of 'redearth' were observed in this test pit. It is therefore suggested that the mound may be, instead, a saltern. <2> Note: see EHER 16343 for a discussion of why this interpretation may not be accurate. May 1995. Field survey. A roughly circular mound measuring 18m by 15m by 1.5m high surrounded on all sides by the relict creek system. Some of these creeks may have altered the shape of the mound, especially on its Eastern side. On top of the mound is a shallow hollow 2m in diameter and 0.4m deep; this may be the result of an undocumented excavation. The mound is not recorded on OS maps of any date. <3> See also <4> - <7>. Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.