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| HER Number: | MDV54513 |
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| Name: | Ruined threshing mill round house, Little Frenchbeer Farm |
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Summary
The remains of a threshing mill round house at Little Frenchbeer. Abutting a 19th century barn it is about 7.5m in diameter with mortared walls of boulders and stones, 0.7m wide, and a maximum 2.0m high internally. Three small openings which held the cross beams of the internal threshing machinery pierce the upper part of the wall at regular intervals. No trace of the machinery remains and the structure is covered by a modern galvanised iron roof.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 675 857 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE87
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 904545
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/114/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- THRESHING MILL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- BARN (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/05/1990) SX 6753 8574. The remains of a threshing mill round house at Little Frenchbeer. Abutting a C19th barn it is about 7.5m in diameter with mortared walls of boulders and stones, 0.7m wide, and a maximum 2.0m high internally. Three small openings which held the cross beams of the internal threshing machinery pierce the upper part of the wall at regular intervals. No trace of the machinery remains and the structure is covered by a modern galvanised iron roof.
(See illustration card 1 of SX 68 NE 85 No 5)
Woods, S. H., 1988, Dartmoor Stone, 170 (Monograph). SDV346790.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346790 | Monograph: Woods, S. H.. 1988. Dartmoor Stone. Dartmoor Stone. Hardback Volume. 170. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. A. J. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136235 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77192 | Part of: Little Frenchbeer, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV54515 | Related to: Gateposts, Great Frenchbeer Farm (Monument) |
| MDV54512 | Related to: Ruined longhouse, Little Frenchbeer Farm (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8657 - Frenchbeer Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 21 2022 9:08AM |
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