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Saltern in Saltings Field is an Iron Age salt-working site located 220 metres north of Beeding Bridge in Sussex. The monument represents evidence of prehistoric industrial activity, with archaeological remains indicative of salt production methods practised during the Iron Age period. The site's designation reflects its importance in understanding ancient economic activity and resource exploitation in Sussex, particularly the extraction and processing of salt from local sources. Such saltern sites are characteristic archaeological markers of Iron Age settlement patterns and demonstrate the significance of salt production as a valued commodity in prehistoric Britain.
Saltern in Saltings Field, 220m north of Beeding Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017660. View the official record →
Saltern in Saltings Field is an Iron Age salt-working site located 220 metres north of Beeding Bridge in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017660.
Saltern in Saltings Field, 220m north of Beeding Bridge is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Shrunken medieval settlement at Old Erringham (3.5 km), Cross dyke on Steep Down, 700m north east of Beggars Bush (4.1 km), Regular aggregate field system with prehistoric and Romano-British farmsteads and a Bronze Age bowl barrow on Park Brow (4.3 km).
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