Thesaurus Term/Concept: RETTING POND
Identifier | 129043 |
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Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
Status | Preferred |
Index? | Yes |
Scope Note | A pit used for the prolonged steeping of the flax plant in water to separate the fibres from the wood. |
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Instances/Examples (5)
Context | Record |
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Monument Type | MLI92022 Bronze Age activity, Freeman Land, Langtoft (Monument) |
Monument Type | MLI116282 Flax Retting Tanks, Metheringham (Monument) |
Monument Type | MLI98024 Medieval retting ponds, Toynton St Peter (Monument) |
Monument Type | MLI87693 Post medieval retting pits and building platforms south west of marshchapel (Monument) |
Monument Type | MLI97838 Retting pits to the south of Little Steeping village (Monument) |