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Summary

Ropewalk shown on 19th century Tithe Map, on a plot of land to the rear of Fore Street. The area was redeveloped in the late 20th century.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59NE/115

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ROPEWALK (Unknown date)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Ropewalk not shown, however plot boundaries remain.

Exeter Archaeology, 1997, An Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Retail Development at Market Street, Okehampton, 3; figure 4 (Report - Assessment). SDV349564.

A field on the Tithe Map is listed in the Tithe Apportionment as Ropewalk and Garden'. This field contains a long rectangular building and what appears to be a path, which runs north from it to the river. A ropewalk was a narrow strip of land where rope was made and stretched along a line of posts. It is possible that the building and/or path were related to this activity.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Dick, A. M., 22/06/1999, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV349602.

Area comprehensively redeveloped for supermarket, 1998, without adequate recording.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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