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HER Number:MDV53014
Name:Site of possible chapel on Corndon Down

Summary

In lady mead or lady meadow field, centred at above ngr, concealed by trees is the ruin of a building, referred to locally as the ruin of a chapel, whose foundations are sufficiently rough and massive to suggest an early and perhaps medieval date. The ruin is rectangular, with the walls more or less intact, between knee-and chest-high, measuring 3 1/2 paces by 10 paces internally. The entrance is to the se (rchm citing dcra with no further reference).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 676 760
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/312

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHAPEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

RCHM CITING DCRA WITH NO FURTHER REFERENCE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV298983.

In lady mead or lady meadow field, centred at above ngr, concealed by trees is the ruin of a building, referred to locally as the ruin of a chapel, whose foundations are sufficiently rough and massive to suggest an early and perhaps medieval date. The ruin is rectangular, with the walls more or less intact, between knee-and chest-high, measuring 3 1/2 paces by 10 paces internally. The entrance is to the se (rchm citing dcra with no further reference).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV298984.

Nmr=sx67ne55.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV298983Migrated Record: RCHM CITING DCRA WITH NO FURTHER REFERENCE.
SDV298984Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV6030Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 17 2016 2:13PM