Dear Sylvia
the quite large number I've been associated with appear generally to have
been used as cess pits or soakaways - they make a very useful and robust
revetting material to hold the pit up, whilst being porous for goo to seep
out of. They are generally post med and often seem to use horncores from
improved longhorn breeds - give me a bell if you want more info. There are
a lot from the city of London - quite detailed measurements were taken from
at least one at St Mary Spital and may be a useful comparison - Kevin
Rielly is the person to talk to about that (hullo Kevin!)
cheers
jane
At 11:14 AM 3/1/02 +0000, you wrote:
>Dear List,
>
>Does anyone have any references on, or experience of, pits lined with cattle
>horn cores. The horn cores are presumably waste from horn working activity
>but what interpretations can be offered for the use of them as a lining? The
>pits date to 18th Century.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Sylvia Warman
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