Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8914583 | Proceedings of the Geologists' Association | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The Tofts located in north-western Fenland is a low ridge composed of sandy silt, elevated several metres above the surrounding land. Stratigraphically, the feature is the landward edge of an intertidal-subtidal sand body that stretches east into The Wash. It was the location of a Medieval salt-making industry. The ridge seems to have been initiated after 2100â¯calâyears BP by storm waves and/or wind transporting sediment landward from adjacent intertidal flats. Differential consolidation of peat on its landward side and dumping of sediment onto the surface during salt-making enhanced its morphological expression.
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Authors
David S. Brew, Graham Evans,