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Summary

Four salterns were recorded at Beer in Domesday.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 449519
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY28NW/27

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• SALT WORKS (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108769.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)336,342,361/the hundred of colyton in early times.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108770.

Osa=sy28nw12.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108771.

Anon/tda/72(1940)327.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242.

Four salterns were recorded in the manor of beer, or bera, in domesday. They were situated near whitcliff on the streamlet in beer and were probably worked by the two saltworkers belonging to honiton. It was stated in domesday that from the manor of beer, "one ferling of land and four salterns have been taken away, which drogo now holds of the count of mortain" (reichel).

Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV108769	Migrated Record:
SDV108770	Migrated Record:
SDV108771	Migrated Record:
SDV242	Migrated Record:
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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