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HER Number:MDV49745
Name:Tenter Ground to northeast of Alston Farm, All Saints

Summary

The field name Rack Close is indicative of the site of cloth drying racks.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 308 028
Map Sheet:ST30SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAll Saints
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHARDSTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: ST30SW/143

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV135362.

Des=chardstock tithe map and apportionment book (1838).


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.

Field name recorded as `rack close' in ta (no 455) suggesting the former location of cloth drying racks in this field.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV135362Migrated Record:
SDV324187Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Apr 24 2019 1:14PM