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| HER Number: | MDV113171 |
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| Name: | Tunhill Farmstead, Widecombe in the Moor |
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Summary
Tunhill farmstead is shown on 19th century historic maps and is mentioned in historic documents from the mid-13th century. The farmhouse is a former longhouse probably built in the Late Medieval period and remodelled in the 16th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 727 757 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Evidential): 11/10/2019
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FARMSTEAD (First mentioned, XIII - 1201 AD to 1250 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
'Tunhill shown on 19th century Tithe Map as two large and two small buildings in an irregular shaped yard. The Apportionment for 'Tunhill' lists Field Number 790 as 'House Garden & Yard'.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Tunhill' shown on 19th century map as a group of four or five buildings in an irregular shaped yard.
Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1932, The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two, 530 (Monograph). SDV337894.
Tunhill was mentioned as 'Tonehill' in 1253 and 'Tunehill' in 1254.
White, P., 2013, Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads, Tunhill (Un-published). SDV352501.
Tunhill farmstead with a longhouse.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Tunhill shown on modern mapping.
Bray, L., 2019, Tunhill farm, Widecombe-in-the-Moor (Un-published). SDV363897.
(11/10/2019) The first known documentary reference to Tunhill Farm occurs is 1253 as ‘Tonehill’ indicating an origin for the settlement in the 13th century at least, although an earlier date is quite possible. Given such a long period of human activity on the site there is significant potential for the presence of undiscovered, buried heritage assets which have no current surface expression. Tunhill thus possesses a degrees of evidential value while the farm buildings also grant it historical value as they are illustrative of the evolution of Dartmoor farming and the lives of its farming community through centuries. The site should therefore be considered an undesignated heritage asset.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV337894 | Monograph: Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M.. 1932. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. The Place-Names of Devon: Part Two. IX. A5 Hardback. 530. |
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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV352501 | Un-published: White, P.. 2013. Previously Unsurveyed Dartmoor Historic Farmsteads. Excel Spreadsheet. Tunhill. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #72505 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV22097 | Parent of: Tunhill Farmhouse (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 19 2020 11:04AM |
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