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#InTheirFootsteps into the earthwork remains of a large (50m x 14.5m) #medieval sheepcote for overwintering #sheep on a monastic grange at Troed-y-Rhiw, perhaps belonging to the #Cistercian house at Strata Florida. That could house a lot of sheep coflein.gov.uk/en/site/300571… 
Manure deposited by #sheep overwintered in #medieval sheepcotes over the winter could be 6 ft deep by the spring. In 1393-4 *20 workmen* were needed at Bishop’s Cleeve, Glos., to clear it from the sheepcote & spread it on the fields in 1393-4. archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/arch…
And here, FWIW, is an early Flemish illustration of a sheepcote (perhaps) #justbecause themorgan.org/collection/da-…
#Intheirfootsteps in the vivid portrait of a #medieval toddler with her walking #toy - & such fab detail: the adult hand keeping her in place while the grown-ups chat (from the life of the Virgin Mary, embroidered c1420-35, on the Whalley Abbey vestments towneley.org.uk/about/towneley… +
It was included in the gorgeous @V_and_A Opus Anglicanum exhibition in 2016-17 vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/op….
And finally, a replica seen last week in the stunning Wealden Bayleaf farmhouse, built at Chiddingstone, Kent c1405-30 & now at @WealddownMuseum #liftstheheart
