Thesaurus Term/Concept: RETTING POND

Identifier 129043
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A pit used for the prolonged steeping of the flax plant in water to separate the fibres from the wood.

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Instances/Examples (12)

Context Record
Monument Type MNF77367 Cropmarks of possible boundary ditches, field boundaries and trackways of an unknown date (Monument)
Monument Type MNF66908 Deposits relating to former extent of The Mere (Monument)
Monument Type MNF67930 Hollows and ponds in Lynford Arboretum (Monument)
Monument Type MNF29756 Medieval or post medieval retangular earthwork (Monument)
Monument Type MNF40446 Medieval retting or tanning pit and other features (Monument)
Monument Type MNF26442 Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Middle/Late Saxon to post medieval occupation at Bussey's Garage, Palace Street (Monument)
Monument Type MNF55197 Possible industrial site of unknown date on Burgh Common (Monument)
Monument Type MNF10210 Post medieval flax pit, Moat Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MNF62128 Probable Bronze Age round barrows, undated enclosure and post-medieval field boundaries (Monument)
Monument Type MNF19578 Site of 19th century sheep wash (Monument)
Monument Type MNF56863 Undated extraction, tanning, or flax retting pits (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Monument Type MNF54104 Undated pits (Monument)