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7739


Newcastle


Newcastle, Northumberland Street, Nos. 111-117, flax pit


Newcastle


NZ26SW


Industrial


Linen or Flax Manufacturing Site


Retting Pit


Medieval


C13-C14


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Part of a deep pit containing an abundance of flax fibres was excavated on this site in 1995 and tentatively interpreted as a pit used in the production of linen.


2484


6474


NZ24846474



The Archaeological Practice, 1995, 111-117 Northumberland Street: Archaeological Excavation October/November 1995. Unpublished report for The Littlewoods Organisation. (T&W HER 1995/35)

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