Object number
61/2/1
Description
Ploughshare used as a wall tie in the gatehouse at Leigh Monastery, Kingsbridge. The ploughshare probably dates to 17th C.
This ploughshare was used as a wall tie in the gatehouse at Leigh Monastery, near Kingsbridge. The gatehouse is estimated to have been 900 years old, but the ploughshare itself probably dates to no later than the 17th century.
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ card – 'Notes // With 61/2[2] - // Right + left shares. // Description of both: folded over metal to form socket + base + blade; rectang. hole in each. // Further history: These shares (61/2[1-2]) were used as wall ties at Leigh Monastery near Kingsbridge...'
Production date
1699
Object name
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4009.tif - High resolution image
