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| HER Number: | MDV53432 |
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| Name: | Deer Shelter in Middle Plain Wood, Kingsnympton Park |
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Summary
Timber linhay-type building open on all four sides. It appears to have originally stood within open parkland and was possibly, therefore, a deer shelter. An unusual building for Devon.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 664 186 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS61NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | King's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SS61NE18
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS61NE/59
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DEER SHELTER (Built, XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Building not depicted.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Rectangular building marked on north side of trackway through Middle Plain Wood.
Reed, S. J., 1993, EMAFU field investigation (Site Visit). SDV80319.
Site visit 7th April 1993. Timber framed barn in a poor state of repair. It has a corrugated tin roof. The base of the north wall is cob-stone 0.3m high, which suggests that the extant barn is constructed on the site of, and re-uses part of an earlier structure.
Child, P., 1999, Countryside Stewardship Application. Kingsnympton (Correspondence). SDV78960.
Two-storied linhay type building open on all four sides, the main floor beams tenoned through the wall posts with exposed pegs. The posts are sunk directly into the ground. The roof is now clad with corrugated iron but was probably originally thatched. The style of the roof with crossed apexes indicates an 18th century date. An unusual building for Devon, its function is unclear, but it may have been a deer shelter as it appears to have originally been within open parkland. Now in poor condition.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Depicted as a ruined building.
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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94654 ] |
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| SDV78960 | Correspondence: Child, P.. 1999. Countryside Stewardship Application. Kingsnympton. Letter to Farming and Rural Conservation Agency. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
| SDV80319 | Site Visit: Reed, S. J.. 1993. EMAFU field investigation. EMAFU field investigation. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2023 5:46PM |
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