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HER Number:MDV77329
Name:Fishery at Bishops Tawton

Summary

A fishery at Bishops Tawton is referred to in a number of medieval and post medieval documents.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 56 30
Map Sheet:SS53SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTawstock
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBISHOPS TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FISHERY (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Preece, C., 2005, A Conflict of Interests: the Fish Traps of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries, 163 (Article in Serial). SDV342251.

A number of medieval and post medieval documents refer to a fishery at Bishop's Tawton.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV342251Article in Serial: Preece, C.. 2005. A Conflict of Interests: the Fish Traps of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 63. Paperback Volume. 163. [Mapped feature: #48507 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4719 - Research and Survey of Fish Weirs on the Rivers Taw and Torridge

Date Last Edited:Jun 1 2010 3:06PM