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| HER Number: | MDV64051 |
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| Name: | Bee boles at Yeo Farm, North Tawton |
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Summary
Seven bee boles recorded in the cob wall of a barn.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 653 028 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | North Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- International Bee Research Association: 503
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60SE/62/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BEE BOLE (XVII - 1601 AD (Between) to 1700 AD (Between))
Full description
Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B., 1995, Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon, 113, 117, Fig. 7 (Article in Serial). SDV2631.
Seven domed bee boles survive in the cob wall of a barn. One recess is much larger than the others but was probably originally the same size. One or two bee skeps were still kept in the boles before, during and after the Second World War. International Bee Research Association No. 503.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Yeo marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV2631 | Article in Serial: Walker, P. + Ogden, R. B.. 1995. Bee Boles and Other Bee Keeping Structures in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 127. A5 Paperback. 113, 117, Fig. 7. |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #41193 Map object approximate. Exact location of barn unknown., ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 15 2023 6:12PM |
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