Monument record MDR5100 - Pork salting house (possible site of), Butts Road, Ashover
Type and Period (1)
- SALTING HOUSE (Georgian to Victorian - 1800 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Ashover, Pork Salting House. A collection of pig rib bones, apparently woven together to make a lattice, were found in 1981 when digging the foundations for a shed at Ashcroft, Butts Road, Ashover. Possibly the remains from a 19th century pork salting house behind a general store known to have been in what is now a house. The bones are thought to have been deposited in a ditch, to aid drainage. This site has now been developed. (1, 2)
It has been suggested that there is not enough emperical and reliable evidence to draw conclusions on use of the site. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR11642 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 4034. 4034.
- <2> SDR4724 Article in serial: Derbyshire Times. 1981. 'Bare Bones of Mystery', Derbyshire Times, 23rd October, 1981. page 22.
- <3> SDR19745 Unpublished document: Edwards, D. 2006. Notes on various SMR entries compiled during research for the new Victoria County History.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 35 63 (1000m by 1000m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHOVER, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 1 2017 4:44PM