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| HER Number: | MDV5995 |
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| Name: | Ash house at Babeny farm, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
An ash house built into a field boundary 100m N of Babeny Farmhouse. An ash house measuring 1.9m by 1.7m with a roof at a height of 1.4m.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 671 752 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE21
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442467
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/20
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ASH HOUSE (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1950, SX67NE21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV248289.
SX67187523 Ash house Babeny farm.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(21/10/1993) SX 67197523. An ash house built into a field boundary 100 metres north of Babeny Farmhouse. It is slightly ovoid in plan measuring 1.9 metres north to south by 1.7 metres. The walls are of coursed granite boulders with a corbelled roof standing 1.4 metres high. Except for a narrow entrance in the south flanked by upright slabs the structure is entirely concealed by the massive revetted field bank.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV248289 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. 1950. SX67NE21. |
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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. Probert. [Mapped feature: #38263 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77442 | Related to: Babeny farmstead, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1245 - Unnamed Event
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 7 2022 2:31PM |
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