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| HER Number: | MDV58919 |
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| Name: | Ropewalk, Rackfield Lane |
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Summary
Possible location of ropewalk in 18th century, on the bank of the mill leat. Exact location not known.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 557 335 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/590
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ROPEWALK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Boggis, R. J. E., 1915, History of the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Barnstaple (Unknown). SDV78640.
Lovatt, A. M. + Lee, E. S., 1990, Excavations at Rackfield Lane, Barnstaple, 1987, 5 (Report - Excavation). SDV76387.
Boggis asserts that prior to the beginning of the 19th century a rope-maker had a house and ropeyard which occupied the brink of the mill stream. A cobbled surface covered by a later concrete raft, lying just outside the north baulk of North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit's area A/D may be the remains of such a ropewalk.
Henderson, C. G., 1997, Archaeological Assessment of a Development Site at Rackfield, Barnstaple, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV78641.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV76387 | Report - Excavation: Lovatt, A. M. + Lee, E. S.. 1990. Excavations at Rackfield Lane, Barnstaple, 1987. North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV78640 | Unknown: Boggis, R. J. E.. 1915. History of the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdelene, Barnstaple. Unknown. |
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| SDV78641 | Report - Assessment: Henderson, C. G.. 1997. Archaeological Assessment of a Development Site at Rackfield, Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 97.16. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58915 | Related to: Medieval Courtyard, Rackfield Lane, Barnstaple (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2013 1:27PM |
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